Hegde Saurish, Gohri Jay, Kulkarni Praveen, Pragadesh R, Siddiqua Aisha, Kashyap Shreyaswini, Sahana K S, Kurien David Ninan
In-charge, Community Oncology, Mangalore Institute of Oncology, Pumpwell, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Department of Community Oncology, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Nov;13(11):4926-4930. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_465_24. Epub 2024 Nov 18.
Micronutrient malnutrition remains a huge public health problem, with the main issues lying with the lack of diet diversity, either lack or less of animal products, sparse amount of fruits and vegetables. Fruits are a very good source of vitamins and minerals to help in the growth and development of the child. There are a lot of implementation hurdles at the ground level. Hence there is a need for further exploration of the role of fruits and dietary diversity on the growth and development of the children.
The study is an interventional study, conducted over 3 months. There was a systematic random sampling performed. A total of 60 participants, were taken out of which 30 were given the intervention. The assessment was conducted through anthropometry and semi-structured questionnaire.
When asked about their reluctance to include fruits in their diet, 58.3% did not prioritise it in their daily diet, while the rest found it expensive to buy it. There was a significant difference in the height and MUAC between the groups and that had no influence on the intervention. There was a slight increase in height over the three months in the interventional groups.
Malnutrition is not a single-factor disease but happens because of many factors which include, education, income, environment and nutritional awareness among mothers and families. Fruits are a major component in the diet and have to be included by the family for the children to improve their basic anthropometry and also more functions.
微量营养素营养不良仍然是一个巨大的公共卫生问题，主要问题在于饮食缺乏多样性，即缺乏或很少摄入动物产品，水果和蔬菜摄入量少。水果是帮助儿童生长发育的维生素和矿物质的良好来源。在基层存在许多实施障碍。因此，有必要进一步探讨水果和饮食多样性对儿童生长发育的作用。
该研究是一项为期3个月的干预性研究。进行了系统随机抽样。共选取60名参与者，其中30名接受干预。通过人体测量和半结构化问卷进行评估。
当被问及不愿在饮食中摄入水果的原因时，58.3%的人在日常饮食中不将其列为优先选择，而其余的人则认为购买水果成本太高。两组之间的身高和上臂围中部（MUAC）存在显著差异，且这对干预没有影响。干预组在三个月内身高略有增加。
营养不良不是单一因素导致的疾病，而是由多种因素造成的，包括教育、收入、环境以及母亲和家庭的营养意识。水果是饮食中的主要组成部分，家庭必须让孩子摄入水果，以改善其基本人体测量指标以及更多身体机能。
