This study was carried out to investigated the growth development and nutritional health of poorly-fed children in Seoul Welfare Center. All subjects underwent a structured interview for general characteristics, anthropometric measurement and nutritio...
This study was carried out to investigated the growth development and nutritional health of poorly-fed children in Seoul Welfare Center. All subjects underwent a structured interview for general characteristics, anthropometric measurement and nutritional status. The results are as follows : The subjects were 30(male : 14, female : 16), among 7 to 12 years old. In higher grade boy, physical growth and development were decreased. Among the subjects, 37.7% were skipped the breakfast. In food group frequencies, subjects had animal protein such as meats(82.1%), fish(58.6%), and vegetable protein such as legumes(73.3%) 2 times and less a week. The average intakes of energy, vitamin B2, calcium were below 75% of the recommended dietary allowance. More than half of the subjects were under-nutrition (deficient of RDA, below 75%) in energy, vitamin A, vitamin B2, niacin, calcium and iron. Consequently, for balanced growth and development, it is necessary for school or community based nutritional support to supply dairy products that are major source of vitamin B2 and calcium for poorly-fed children.