Anexas Clinic

Clinic will be open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday From 10:00AM to 1:00PM and 04:30PM to 06:00PM and Thursday From 10:00AM to 1:30PM. For Online Consultation Please Call : +91-9886474345 +91-8951980968

Nutritional Assessment should be an integral part of the care for every pediatric patient. Good nutrition in infancy and childhood is essential for normal growth and development. Poor growth in terms of height , weight can be due to nutritional  deficiency leading vitamin deficiency in the child.  Vitamin deficiencies can lead to repeated infections, allergies in the child. This can be due to

1. Inadequate food intake – picky eaters
2. Secondary to repeated infection, injury, or disease
3. Food allergies
4. Malabsorption

Comprehensive nutritional assessment involves comprehensive evaluation done
1. History : medical, social, nutritional history
2. Clinical evaluation with anthropometric measurement, growth charts, signs of deficiencies
3. Laboratory test for biochemical evaluation.