A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Soya Milk on Degree of Malnutrition among Pre-School Children (3-6 Years) in Anakaputhur at Chennai-43

Child health is the foundation of the family and wealth of a nation. Good nutrition is the basic component of growth and development for maintenance of health throughout life. “Nutrition is defined  as  combination  of  dynamic  process  by  which the consumed food  is  utilized  for  nourishment,  structural  and   functional efficiency  of  every  cell  of  the body.” Under five children require balanced nutrition to become healthy for national growth and economic development. Malnutrition, insufficient consumption of protein and micronutrients exacerbated by frequent disease and infection (WHO, 2003), is a severe and widespread problem. Soya  foods  help  children  meet  the  dietary  guidelines and that  supports the normal Growth  and  development of children and it also improve growth when substituted  in the diet  of  malnourished  under five  children. Thus soya foods can play an important part in treatment and prevention of malnutrition in fewer than five children. It meets thenormal nutritional status in fewer than five children.