Description

The students we encounter at school have gone through infancy and childhood and have gone through one of the most important periods of their lives in terms of nutritional status.The fetal period and the first year of birth is one of the most important periods of a child's development, and the arrival of nutrients including protein, energy and micronutrients play a very important and fundamental role in his growth and development before school. The effects of some of these deficiencies are irreversible at school age if the child is experiencing them during this period.The main nutritional problems of the country are malnutrition due to low protein and energy intake (PEM), iodine deficiency, iron deficiency and anemia caused by it. Vitamin A deficiency and other deficiencies including B vitamins such as vitamin B2 and vitamin D deficiency have also been reported in children. Some of these deficiencies affect all age groups due to the lack of nutrients in the region's food, but children are at greater risk as they grow older.