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Stunted Growth of Children in India Due to Malnutrition and Other Factors

Stunted Growth of Children in India Due to Malnutrition and Other Factors

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*Dr. Prashant Kumar Jha, Head, Quality Control Laboratories, ALNRMAMC, Koppa *Corresponding Author: [email protected] Received on: 30-01-2023                    Accepted: 05-02-2023                   Corrected: 10-02-2023                                                                                                                                                                             Abstract: Background: Undernutrition is a detrimental condition for health and development of any nation. In India, it 16.3% population are affected by this resulting in various indicators of malnutrition including stunting, wasting, underweight and micronutrient deficiencies. Stunted growth is a result chronic malnutrition. Dietary practices and insistence based of lack of education an...