ANALYSIS OF CHILD HEALTH, NUTRITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NUTRITIONAL PRACTICES AT ANGANWADI CENTRE

Abstract

Nutrition has a significant impact on human health, not just physically, but also mentally and cognitively. Early infancy sees a significant development in gross motor skills. Early childhood also sees a significant improvement in fine motor skills. Fine motor skills help young children to become aspiring artists. A child's health may suffer as a result of insufficient nutritional consumption. Excess food intake is undesirable, particularly excessive energy consumption, which leads to overweight and obesity, as well as under-nutrition, which can lead to stunting and has a negative impact on the development of all organs and systems in the body of a child. This is particularly true of the central nervous system, but it also applies to other systems, such as the immune system, which responds by lowering immunity. When thinking about the importance of nutrition during childhood, it's important to remember that it has an impact on health later in life. Even in adulthood, the repercussions of a child's nutrition can be seen. Hypertension, coronary heart disease, obesity, osteoporosis, and diabetes are all linked to a qualitative and quantitative imbalance in childhood eating. Adequate nutrition in childhood has a psychological component as well. Dietary habits formed in childhood have an impact on attitudes toward nutrition that lasts a lifetime.