Malnutrition Among Local Children Under 5 Years Is On The Decrease-Over Nutrition Among School Children Is On The Increase

Malnutrition among Sri Lankan Children under 5 years old is on the decrease and Over Nutrition among School Children in the country is on the increase according to Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine .

Accordingly the Malnutrition among Children under 5 years has decreased from 21% to 15.5%  the Ministry has said.However over nutrition among School Children is currently increasing rapidly due to the bad food habits and living style( like lack of exercise) the Ministry has said.

Due to the over nutrition problem obesity and diabetes among School Children too are on the increase Health Ministry has stated.