Infections lead to malnutrition and in turn under weight by the following ways

Poor appetite & decreased food intake Decreased absorption of nutrients due to diarrhoea, vomiting.

small children also have a habit of eating “earth”- sand & other things, referred to as “pica”. This leads to decreased appetite apart from causing parasitic infestations.

parantic infestations are also a major threat in childhood life as the children are more prone to get infested some of them are roundworm, hookworm etc causing various manifestations anemia, weight loss and diarrhoea and even some serious life -threatening disorders involving bugs. Whatever, the child eats the benefits, ultimately go to the worms in their intestines and the child cannot gain weight irrespective of increased appetite & eating more food.

People may take either vegetarian or non-vegetarian. This has a very large impact on weight of a person.

Most people, in particular children, who take more of a vegetarian diet are underweight when compared to those taking meat etc.

This has many reasons. The vegetarian food items have to be taken in bulk amounts to supply all the nutrients. This is a major disadvantage in case of children who usually take very little.

Among vegetarians, some even don’t consume milk while others take milk and egg. The latter gain more weight compared to the former became they get more proteins and fats.

But, a recent research says that meat need not be a part of the diet, vegetarian foods taken in sufficient quantity can meet all the nutritional requirements of a person.

Those who take fatter in their foods - meat, eggs, liver, kidneys and fish oils etc gain more weight. But high fatty diet is not good for health since they lead to many heart problems - atherosclerosis, a disease affecting the blood vessels; this is turn may lead to (angina pectoris) chest pain & heart attack at the extreme and (myocardial infarction) to gain weight, one should take foods with rich protein content rich as , mile and milk products butter, cheese, curd, Pulses, legumes, soya beans Egg, chicken, fish, liver, meat Vegetables (amaranths, green plantains) Nuts (cashews, almond, dates) Juices Pannier cooking oils


All cannot afford to get all food items. But depending upon the availability & economical status, one should manage to get healthy foods.

moreover, the timing of food intake is very important. One should practice to keep up a schedule of tiarings for breakfast, lunch, & dinner.

If a person wants to gain weight but unable to eat more at a time, he may have frequent d .
In this modern world, people often become obese at certain stages and they want to lose their weight. Obesity occurs when energy intake is greater than the energy expenditure.