CHILD MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN OF 2 TO 3 YEARS OLD IN ZONE 8 IN THE CDI MY DIVINE HOME - SANTA ELENA - ECUADOR

Abstract

Child malnutrition is a problem that affects the regions of Ecuador, the research topic aims to raise awareness of the importance of proper nutrition in children from 2 to 3 years who are going through a transition stage, leaving breastfeeding and entering the period of stable growth and school, make known the benefits of nutrients in our bodies from early childhood to achieve better development and adequate physical and mental progress avoiding nutritional deficiencies. At the Miraflores Child Development Center in the Posorja parish, it is considered that the majority of parents do not know the food groups should consume the children and the daily intake for their optimal growth. For the development of the research, surveys were conducted, interviews, to know the causes and effects of child malnutrition in children from 2 to 3 years which was applied to a specific number of parents and guidelines, the result was through of tables and graphs to analyze their percentage, which showed that in families there is still lack of knowledge about eating habits. To cope with malnutrition should begin to establish eating habits creating appropriate habits for children of these ages receive the necessary nutrients of each food and thus avoid disease or low weight.

Keywords: Food, nutrition, children, family, eating habits.