MALNUTRITION
Across
- 1. – Severe energy deficiency presenting with marked wasting and loss of subcutaneous fat.
- 5. – Severe protein deficiency characterized by edema, fatty liver, and skin changes.
- 6. – Abbreviation for Severe Acute Malnutrition requiring urgent identification and management.
- 8. – Low height-for-age indicating chronic undernutrition.
- 10. – National nutrition mission in India aimed at improving nutritional outcomes among women and children.
Down
- 2. – Measurement of body size and proportions to assess nutritional status.
- 3. – Low weight-for-age, a composite indicator of malnutrition in children.
- 4. – A simple anthropometric measurement used to screen children for acute malnutrition.
- 7. – The most common micronutrient deficiency disorder, often caused by iron deficiency.
- 9. – Low weight-for-height indicating acute undernutrition.