1. Group 8
Nutritional Issue In Child
Development
zaiemah syaza
shafiq hani

2. BAD IMPACT IN FOOD INTAKE
 Malnutrition among the children
 Underweight
 Lower IQ result
 Children have night blindness
 Give negative impact to the immune system
 Overweight
 Bad problems such as difficult to breath, joint and
bone problems
 Irregular menstrual cycles and fertility problems
 Getting higher risk to get chronic diseases e.g.
diabetes and heart disease

3.  Bad impact to the children mental or their
psychology
 The obese person will be ridiculed by the other person
 Feel inadequate, low self- esteem with their self

4. Factor From
Parent
Unhealthy Lifestyle
Poverty

5. Factor From Parent
 Problems occur from home.
 parents is the role model for their children.
 Parent should be alert about that either direct
or indirectly.
 The parents lack the knowledge of a balanced
diet to their children.

6. Unhealthy Lifestyle
 Unhealthy lifestyle children are often
associated with frequent television viewing.
 That make their eating habit is bad and
nutrient of food affected.
 That unhealthy eating habits can cause
chronic diseases

7. Poverty
 The poor families cannot provide nutritious
food for their children because of poverty.
 Their children are not getting enough
nutrients makes physical condition and
behaviors of their children are not like normal
children other.

10. Guide to Food Children from
Losing Weight
 It is recommended breastfeeding mothers of
children with breast milk exclusively for six
month and continues up to age of two years.
 Avoid giving food and drinks low in energy
contents as plain water, tea, coffee and soup.
 Make sure kids are fed at least 5-6 times a
day.
 Add a little oil, margarine or use milk in
cooking, or include milk when making
porridge.

12.  Vary types of food according to the Malaysian
Food Pyramid.
 Children who are underweight should eat food
that is high in calories (energy) to increase the
weight to a more normal weight by age.
 Make sure children eat breakfast every morning.
Children who do not eat breakfast do not get the
nutrients needed to initiate daily activities.
 Encourage the child to eat with family members.
 Eat together peers.
 Serve foods rich in color and interesting shapes.

13. Bento Box

14. BENTO BOX

15. BENTO BOX

16. Guide to Food Children from
obesity
 Parents should bring their children play
together and exposed to outdoor activities.
 Monitor their children and teach them to be
more disciplined.
 Buying sports equipment such as gym ball or
runner machine in the house.
 Parents need to monitor their activities so
that children are not engrossed with current
technology equipment.

17.  Even if their parents are too busy with their
careers, parents need to control their diet,
especially fast food and home cooking that
prioritize where it is more secure and cleaner.

18. Generating How Healthy Eating
In School
 Covering the prohibition of sale of carbonated
drinks and energy drinks in the cafeteria.
 Non-nutritious foods like crackers that contain
high salt, sweets and unhealthy snacks should
also be prohibited from sale in the school.
 Juice drinks or isotonic drinks has high sugar
content.
 Outside the school district should also be
monitored to prevent the existence of street
vendors sell non-nutritious snacks like ice cream.

19. Supplement Intake for
Children
 Children also need this supplement such as
vitamin A and vitamin C.
 Children are often picky and children are
often eating the wrong foods.
 Vitamin is needed for growth and repair
tissues in all parts of your body
 Vitamin is one of many antioxidants that
block some of the damage cause by free
radical.

20. Types of Vitamins and Minerals
Needed by The Child
Types of vitamins: Vitamin A
Function: Essential for eye
Sources: carrots, eggs and margarine
Types of vitamins: Vitamin B1
Function: Important for providing energy to the body
Source: Grain, meat and milk
Types of vitamins: Vitamin B2
Function: Important for providing energy to the body
Source: Milk, meat and fish.

21. Types of vitamins: Vitamin C
Function: Essential for improving body’s disease
Source: green vegetable and fruit – citrus fruits
Minerals: Calcium
Function: Essential for the formation of strong
bones and teeth
Sources: Milk and cheese and other diary products.
Minerals: Iron
Function: Essential for the formation of hemoglobin
for red blood cells
Sources: Fish, eggs and chicken.

22. Appeton Vitamin C

23. FACTOR FROM PARENT
 Problems occur from home.
 parents is the role model for their children.
 Parent should be alert about that either direct
or indirectly.
 The parents lack the knowledge of a balanced
diet to their children.

24. UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE
 Unhealthy lifestyle children are often
associated with frequent television viewing.
 That make their eating habit is bad and
nutrient of food affected.
 That unhealthy eating habits can cause
chronic diseases

25. POVERTY
 The poor families cannot provide nutritious
food for their children because of poverty.
 Their children are not getting enough
nutrients makes physical condition and
behaviors of their children are not like normal
children other.

26.  Advertisement plays an important role in
influencing an individual regardless of age.
 One thing that is important for
consideration by the parents that
advertising is a way to conquer producer
profit child care.
 As consumers we have to be wise in
choosing and educate yourself about
nutrition.

27.  Physical activity is the one best solution to
prevent from overweight and obesity.
 It will help children feel more confident,
happy, relaxed, improve self esteem and
self concept, sense of belonging, ability to
sleep better, self expression and the
opportunity to achieve.
 Active children are happy and healthy and
ready to be more likely to become active
adults.

29.  Proper nutrition is essential to a child’s well
being.
 Insufficient nutrient intake during childhood has
been linked to physical and mental health
problems as well as emotional and behavioral
problems, learning deficiencies, and lower
grades.
 As parents, society, friends, the school, teachers,
we need to work together in overcoming
problems nutrient deficiencies in children.
 Be healthy, be smart and have a good future.