Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition
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Porur Child Health Clinic, Chennai, India

Biography

Dr Prashanth Sankar, MBBS, DCH, PGPN is a renowned Pediatrician in Chennai currently practicing at Porur Child Health Clinic located at 28, Perumal Koil Street, Landmark: Near Porur Junction, Chennai, TN 600116 . Dr Prashanth Sankar is highly skilled and experienced in treating major and minor pediatrics diseases. Some of the best treatments provided by the doctor are pediatrics diseases treatment, child counselling, child development disease treatment, immunisation program, infant and child nutrition, new born care center etc.,

Publications

• Research Article   
  "Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplement in Growth and Development of Children aged 2-12 years "
  Author(s): Chetan Mehndiratta*, Jasjit Singh Bhasin, Vaman Khadilkar, IPS Kochar, Uday Pai, Guatam Mittal, Prashant Sanskar and Tanmay Agrawal
  
  Objective: Post marketing study to determine the effect of 6 months consumption of nutritional supplement on growth and development of children aged 2-12 years. Background: Young children in India suffer from some of the highest levels of stunting, underweight, and wasting observed in any country in the world. The levels of over-nutrition are also on a rise. Prevention of child malnutrition require diets providing adequate energy and essential nutrients to promote catch-up growth, strengthen resistance to infection, and support normal mental, physical and metabolic development. Methods: This is an observational randomized controlled arm study, where anoral nutritional supplement is given to 776 children, aged 2-12 years, for 6 months along with normal diet. Anthropometric parameters (height, weight and BMI) are assesse.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2472-1182.21.6.126

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