24/07/2026
🇮🇳India is fighting two nutrition challenges at the same time!
On one side: undernutrition, stunting, wasting and micronutrient deficiencies.
On the other: overweight, obesity and rising lifestyle-related health risks.
💡This coexistence of undernutrition and excess nutrition is known as the dual burden of malnutrition—and India is experiencing both simultaneously. Recent data shows that while childhood undernutrition remains a concern, overweight and obesity are also increasing.
But a child’s nutritional health cannot always be understood simply by looking at them.
That’s why preventive health screening in schools matters.
🔍Regular assessment of growth, BMI, body composition, nutritional status and other health indicators can help identify children who may need attention earlier—creating an opportunity for appropriate guidance, referral and follow-up.
✅Schools are uniquely positioned to make this possible at scale. In fact, India’s Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram also recognises schools as an important setting for early identification of health conditions in children.
🤝At Vigour360 School Wellness, we believe the future of child health should move from waiting for symptoms → to identifying risks early → to taking informed action.
Because malnutrition doesn’t have just one face. Prevention begins with knowing what lies beneath.
🩺Prevent. Detect. Intervene Early. 💜
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