Assessments
Vitamin A | Vitamin B 12 | Vitamin D | Calcium |
Zinc | Hemoglobin | Protein | |
Result Comparison (Lab Test vs. Vitamin Tracker) is as below:
Vitamin Tracker vs. Lab Measurement Result
Outcome: Vitamin Tracker device measurements matched the lab tests as per the data shown in the graph above.
Nutrition Report of the children was handed over to the teachers so as to apprise and convince the parents to make amendments in the child’s daily dietary intake to improve upon the nutritional deficiencies.
Nutrition Assessment Future Scope in India
• Vitamin & Mineral Lab Tests cost anywhere between 40 USD – 100 USD in India making it difficult for the citizens to check the nutritional deficiencies proactively unless advised by the clinician. A low cost noninvasive assessment method shall motivate the population to check nutritional deficiency regularly and improve health outcomes.
• Govt. Of India provides plant-based mid-day meals to over 1.3 million school children in government and government-aided schools in India. under various nutrition schemes. The children are also provided with nutrition supplements to eradicate the possibility of stunting/wasting and malnutrition. Under National Nutritional Anaemia Prophylaxis programme, Children 6-10 year old are provided 30 mg elemental iron and 250 mcg folic acid per child per day for 100 days in a year. Adolescents, 11-18 years are supplemented at the same doses and duration as adults.
• By using a non-invasive nutritional assessment method such as Vitamin Tracker; Public Health stakeholders and various other Non Profit organizations/foundations running Child Health Nutrition Projects can track nutritional deficiencies, improvements and measure effectiveness of meals and supplements provided to the children , re-design the nutrition programmes basis the assessment results and therefore improve child nutrition outcomes.