Food plays an important role in children's health development

Food and nutrition are an integral part of a child’s development. Due to their active routine and demeanor, they require energy-giving foods to maintain it. Proteins are also necessary to continuously advance their physical and mental enhancement, and fruits and vegetables are needed to protect them against harmful diseases and disorders.

 An adequate consumption of water is also prompted in children so that they can have a healthy growing process. Due to the strong link between nutrition and growth and development, both physically and intellectually, we cannot afford for children to lack an adequate process of nutrition consumption, let alone an unhealthy one. 

Nutritional requirements for children must be higher in both quality and quantity than for adults. A healthy and balanced diet ensures the development of fundamental mental skills including memory, focus, and cognitive thinking and significantly enhances a child's health and academic achievement in later years.

A disparity between the nutrition required and nutrition gotten can lead to growth mismatch. Undernutrition or overnutrition leads to severe illnesses like meningitis and chronic diseases like diabetes, cancers, and cardiac issues, because their immunity gets deprived. It can also lead to a decrease in the child’s daily activities, social life, thinking and behavioural abilities. 

A child’s brain grows at a rapid pace and nutrition plays an especially important role in helping them think and read To ensure that the children who are less fortunate than others do not go without the food they need, we should make a conscientious effort. Due to poor nutrition, less fortunate children lose their right to emotional, physical, and social development and are more prone to experience depression and low self-esteem. 

89% of Indian children between the ages of six and 23 months (about 2 years) DO NOT receive a sufficient nutrition. Due to their poverty, lack of money, and lack of knowledge, they are deprived of nutritional care, which leaves them susceptible to malnutrition. Several non-governmental organisations are striving to end hunger, but their chances of success are exceedingly slim.

 The basic explanation is that not enough people were involved. Without the active participation of individuals, hunger cannot be eliminated. Everyone must work together to alleviate the situation of disadvantaged children since there is no doubting that more helping hands may readily share the burden.