Nutrition and Poverty in Preschool Children

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The effect of poverty on nutrition of preschool children was evaluated in 300 children randomly selected from 2,427 black children of poverty families living in south Memphis. Half of the children were found to be below the 25th percentile for height and weight on anthropometric charts. Anemia was common; 28% of the children less than 3 years of age had hemoglobin levels below 10 gm/100 ml, and 25% of the children older than 3 years had levels below 11 gm/100 ml. The extremely low family incomes and information gained by home visits indicated that lack of food was the main cause of growth retardation and anemia.

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