Abstract

DETERMINING THE BALANCED NUTRITIONAL QUALITY AND LIABILITIES OF VITAMIN A DEFECTS IN CHILDREN OF PRAYAGRAJ DISTRICT

Pal Deepika* and Paul Virginia

ABSTRACT

Vitamin A deficiency affects an estimated 85 million (7per cent of) school-age children and is a public health problem in more than half of all countries especially in Africa and South East Asia. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) early in Life include all active clinical stages of xeropthalmia Including corneal xeropthalmia and its potentially Blinding sequelae, impaired mechanism of host resistance, increased severity of infections, poor growth and mortality. Aim of the study: the present study is a step to assess the nutritional status of respondent, dietary pattern, life style of respondent and find out the risk factor of vitamin A deficiency A in respondents Prayagraj district (Rural area). Method: A cross-sectional study in the age group of 6-12 years school going girls. The total sample size was 50 from Prayagraj district. General information, Nutrient intake, Life style factor and Clinical examination of the vitamin A deficiency was done in order to collect the data. Result: The Present study conclude that girls were selected between 6 -12 years of age. Most of the girls were vegetarian and intake of nutrients were recorded where Intake of protein, Fat, Iodine was less than the RDA (2010) among girls of age 7-9 years. Whereas, girls of age 10-12 years had poor dietary intake of nutrients as Iron, Fat, Iodine, Vitamin A (retinol) and Beta- carotene was found non-significant and less than RDA (2010). Which concludes that High amount of green leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits and vegetables are need to be added in daily diet to meet the requirements of Vitamin-A.

Keywords: Vitamin A; children; Life style; intake; nutrition.