During childhood, under-nutrition causes children to have less energy and less interest for learning, which negatively influences cognitive development and academic performance. Under-nutrition will also affect physical growth and maturation, thus affecting growth rate, body weight and ultimately height.

Children who eat poorly are more likely to develop certain long-term health problems and complications, including: Osteoporosis in later life. Cardiovascular diseases. Growing up eating foods high in fat, sugar, and salt can increase the risk for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and atherosclerosis as an adult.

Children brought up on healthy diets are more intelligent compared with their junk food eating counterparts, new research suggests. Toddlers fed a diet packed high in fats, sugars, and processed foods had lower IQs than those fed pasta, salads and fruit, it was found.

Differences in body composition would influence energy needs in particular. Body composition influences energy needs. Boys have more muscle tissue and less adipose tissue compared to girls. Since muscle tissue is more active metabolically speaking, it requires more energy to sustain its activity. This means that more muscle tissue in the body would mean more energy needs.

• being overweight or obese.
• tooth decay.
• high blood pressure.
• high cholesterol.
• heart disease and stroke.
• type-2 diabetes.
• osteoporosis.
• some cancers. 
• Poor Height
• Concentration issues
• Affect learning ability

Every parent dreams to have healthy child. Be a role model to your kid. They will copy you. Balanced diet, active lifestyle, healthy food habit, less screen time and more physical activity will keep your kid fit.

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