K. A. George ¹, R. Sreedevi ¹, N. Suresh Kumar ¹, P. Sankara Sarma ²

Affiliations
1 Nutrition Research Centre, Red Cross Road, Kunnukuzhy P.O., Trivandrum, 37, Kerela, IN
2 Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, SCTIMST, Trivandrum -11, IN

Abstract

Birth weight is considered to be one of the important and reliable parameters in the evaluation of foetal and neonatal well being. Birth weight below 2.5 kg has been found to be very closely associated with poor growth, not just in infancy but throughout childhood, Low birth weight is associated with the development of coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes in adult life and malnutrition in early life may affect the developing brain.

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K. A. George ¹, N. Suresh Kumar ¹, R. Sreedevi ¹, John J. Lal ¹

Affiliations
1 Nutrition Research Centre, Red Cross Road, Kunnukuzhi, PO, Trivandrum, IN

Abstract

Iodine is an essential nutrient, which helps the body to produce thyroxine - the hormone that regulates normal growth and development. Iodine is vitally needed during childhood, adolescent and pregnancy. The average daily requirement of an adult is 150 micro grams. Iodine is present in its natural state in the soil and in water. But when the soil of any area lacks iodine the crops too are deficient in this essential nutrient, consequently those people who live on iodine deficient land and eat its crops regularly, do not get their daily requirement of this essential element.

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