%0 Journal Article
%T A Comparative Study of Nutritional Status in Government vs. Private School Children | OMICS International
%A Kiranmayi Y
%A Parvathi R
%A Prakash PS
%J -
%D 2016
%R 10.4172/2161-0711.1000471
%X Malnutrition is a serious problem among children in Developing Countries. In India; Mid-Day meal program is in place to combat malnutrition in Government schools. This is a cross sectional study of the nutritional status among 350 school children of ages 10 to 16 years. It includes children of a private school and a government school. The weight and height of each child was taken and the BMI was calculated. There is no incidence of overweight and moreover there was under weight of 44% in government school. In private school there is incidence of 6.8% of overweight and there is no incidence of underweight. The mid-day meal scheme of 700 Kcal in government school is slightly insufficient to cater to the caloric requirement of the children
%K Nutrition
%K Children
%K Schools
%K omics
%K open access
%K omics publishing group
%K open access publisher
%K open access publishers
%K open access publications
%K open access journals
%K open access artcles
%K omics group
%K omicsonline
%U https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/a-comparative-study-of-nutritional-status-in-government-vs-private-schoolchildren-2161-0711-1000471.php?aid=81370