Skinny children portray hike in childhood malnutrition: Pediatrician

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The rise in COVID-19 virus, current economic crisis and lack of awareness about nutrition, the country is witnessing a greater change in nutritional status among children who are lesser than five-years-old and an increase in malnutrition, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Pediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

Addressing the media, he said general malnutrition and malnutrition level have also increased. Meanwhile, the children with skinny posture bear witness to this, he said.

"This situation can affect our country in the long run," he said. If children suffer from malnutrition, they will not be able to continue with their studies and there is a possibility that they would be infected with many diseases," Dr. Perera said.

The details were revealed during an investigation conducted at the LRH.

Dr. Perera expressed that malnutrition set in when parents started giving them fast foods. At least 100 children are down with diabetes and nearly 900 with some types of cancer are reported every year.

Therefore, the doctor advised the parents to avoid giving fast foods and requested to provide healthy foods while moving to the old healthy food patterns that people used to have in rural areas for generations. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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BuffaloaCitizen Wednesday, 07 September 2022 12:40 PM

Fast foods are convenient to working parents, as it is purchased instantly and child gobbles it instantly and happily. This era, most women do not know to scrape coconut leave alone care to make a wholesome meal after coming home due to the tiredness in travel. Men are interested in meeting up and having a drink with friends ending with a sumptuous kottu in the evenings. The govt is interested in allocating finances for Ministers Vehicles, Official Bungalows of Ministers, State Schools that house Minister and Armed Forces Children, Pension for Ministers and Presidents. Nothing for improving

Dee Wednesday, 07 September 2022 05:17 PM

Fast food consumed by school children don't make them skinny. Must see most kids rolling towards the school in the morning. Parents are no better. Skinny?!?

Invisible Thursday, 08 September 2022 05:44 PM

But doctor, government says that the children are well nourished and even UNICEF is giving false information!!

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