Original title: Advancing paediatric nutrition: interdisciplinary perspectives from the clinic to the community – symposium proceedings
This paper reports on a symposium about children’s nutrition in India. One day covered children with intestinal failureA condition in which the gut cannot absorb enough nutrients to meet the body’s needs., whose bodies cannot take in enough nutrients through the gut; they may need nutrition delivered through a vein or tube. The next day covered nutrition support in communities, including breastfeeding, foods introduced alongside breast milk, and efforts to reduce stuntingPoor growth in height associated with long-term undernutrition.. The sessions called for care that links health teams, technology, and public policy.
Imagine a family trying to keep a child fed while juggling meals at home and visits to a clinic. It is hard when the child needs special help eating, and the support at home does not connect with the care at the clinic. In this paper, the clinic’s feeding support and the community’s help with breastfeeding and children’s meals are parts of one effort to protect children’s nutrition.
Poor nutrition can affect a child’s survival, treatment, and health later in life. The symposium connects hospital care for children who cannot absorb enough food with community efforts such as breastfeeding support and feeding programs, highlighting the need for coordinated care in India.
The abstract describes the symposium’s topics and overall messages, but does not report measured outcomes or show whether any approach improved children’s health. It also does not give details about specific studies, programme results, or how the proposed annual engagement will affect nutrition systems.
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Advancing paediatric nutrition: interdisciplinary perspectives from the clinic to the community – symposium proceedings — Shalini Gajanan Hegde, Greeshma Mulakatte, Alekia Uscoicar et al. — BMC Proceedings — doi:10.1186/s12919-026-00395-z
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