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Meenu Agarwal

The Essential Role of a Child Dietitian and Nutritionist

Malnutrition in children is a serious global health problem that affects millions of lives every year. Malnutrition can be caused by a poor diet that does not provide enough calories, protein, vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients for optimal growth and development. In fact, as per statistics, around 45% of deaths among children under 5

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Child Nutrition
Shampa Banerjee

Dietary tips and remedies for constipation in kids

Constipation is a very common problem among kids. It is a condition characterized by an infrequent bowel movement, typically fewer than thrice a week. Constipation causes stool to become hard and dry, which causes children to face difficulties during their bowel movements.

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Child Nutrition
Shampa Banerjee

Effects of too much sugar on children

Childhood and sugar are inextricably related. There are very few things a child like more than her sugary treats. Their world lights up with sugar in the form of chocolates, colourful candies, and other sweets. Sugar is so enormously loved by the children that parents often use them as rewards for good behaviour or for a job well done. The supply of sugar is also incessant. In addition to the parents, sugar in the form of chocolates and candies also come from visiting relatives and acquaintances, school friends, and from every other conceivable places. The result, needless to say, turns pretty debilitating. Excessive sugar in foods have long lasting health implications about which we shall discuss in the article.

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Child Nutrition
Shampa Banerjee

Ideas on preparing healthy and tasty school lunchbox

Nutrition plays a very important role in the growth and development of children; and since a considerable part of their waking hours is spent in schools, the importance of school lunchbox becomes enormously significant. Children should get at least one-third of their total calorie requirements from the food that they take in school, and therefore menu planning for the school lunchbox is something parents should be extremely mindful of.

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Child Nutrition
Meenu Agarwal

Vitamin D Deficiency & Childhood Obesity

  p c: trustedhealthproducts.com Vitamin D primarily stimulates intestinal calcium and phosphorus absorption, stimulates bone calcium mobilization, and increases renal re-absorption of calcium. Vitamin D must be metabolized to 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 by the liver and subsequently by the kidney to 1,25-di hydroxy vitamin D3 before function. Vitamin D deficiency has now become an epidemic worldwide,

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Meenu Agarwal

When do we consult a Nutritionist & Dietitian

You’re overweight but healthy.
If you’re technically overweight, but your physician says you’re healthy, the question is: How do you feel about yourself? If you’re happy with the way you look and feel, then don’t call a dietitian. But if you’re not happy with your image in the mirror, consider calling someone who can help you lose weight in a healthy manner.

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Child Nutrition
Meenu Agarwal

Managing Kids weight

As parents of growing kids we all are constantly worried about the health and well- being of our toddlers or growing kids till they listen to us and we can still influence their food choices. But the current facts and figures from WHO are worrisome and reflect that we are not able to do a good job at that, with alarming increases in Overweight and obese children.

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Child Nutrition
Meenu Agarwal

Childhood obesity: a start to future diseases

Growing up in a traditional Indian setup, I am aware of how obsessed we are about healthy-looking babies. But there’s a fine line of difference between ‘healthy’ and ‘healthy-looking’, especially from an Indian perspective. For the longest time most people have associated excessive weight with good health. And as a result, the contents of the diets of children and teens go unchecked.

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