Nuflower Foods & Nutrition

Malnutrition occurs when a child does not receive enough nutrients to support normal growth and development. If a child does not get enough food or has poor nutrition during infancy, he or she can become stunted (low in height) or develop severe chronic illness later in life. The number of children suffering from acute malnutrition is rising worldwide. According to UNICEF, approximately 25,000 children die every day because of malnutrition and that is why UNICEF Accredited RUTF manufacturers are coming to the rescue with ready-to-use supplementary food. Malnourished children struggle to grow, learn and fight off diseases. In developing countries around the world, too many children aren't getting enough food. Malnutrition is a leading cause of death for children under age 5 worldwide In emergency-situation countries, strife and political instability make it difficult for humanitarian organizations like UNICEF to get food aid to those who need it most In some cases, severe malnut

Acute malnutrition has been highlighted as a third-world problem for ages now - with increasing cases, especially due to lack of nutrition in the recent light of the pandemic. As a widespread serious problem affecting children in developing countries, progress towards tackling the different forms of malnutrition remains a pressing issue. A devastating epidemic in itself, malnutrition affects 55 Million children worldwide with 19 Million being extreme forms of malnutrition - Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).     A UNICEF statement said: Children who are severely wasted succumb to those diseases because their bodies provide virtually no protection against the bacteria, viruses, or fungi that infect them. They die because their digestive systems can no longer absorb nutrients. A severely wasted child is reduced to the most basic bodily functions. It takes all their energy just to keep breathing.   The human body is designed in a way where it takes in energy and nutrients to pe