Our children are our true wealth, our future, and the ones who hold the key to our heart and to our hopes. Our young population is, however, not in its best shape. We are probably the only country with a high number of underweight children — at 43 percent, the highest amongst developing countries — and also the second highest number of obese children in the world.
Double whammy, and then add the third angle to this, micro-nutrient deficiencies — anemia, low levels of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D, etc.
It’s a complex problem, one that will need urgent steps from multiple agencies and government bodies to get resolved but in the meanwhile, there are things that we can change as parents, schools, and society.
The big thing that needs to change is our attitude and awareness.