Captions for Photography on the Nutritional Status of Children in Bangladesh for SOWC 2019 UNICEF (0268 - 0316) Nizbat (40) is a working mother, but also makes her time at home to prepare food for her children Nareena (9) and Nafias (13). But even doing that she is unable to stop the junk food that attracts her childrens attention. Nafias and Nareena are constantly in the lookout for food offers, that is used by the industry to lure in customers and draw attention of children. Even after trying hard, she has to give up sometimes and indulge in the junk food habits that the kids love. These food has no nutritional value but is filled with calories. These diversity of food found in the streets and the fast food courts does not take into account the future and health implication of the customers consuming such product. Overweight and obesity has affected 40.1 million children around the world. Without proper nutrition and diet children suffer from stunting, micronutrient deficiencies and severe wasting. The system provides food high in sugar and calories but most often leaves out the proper nutrient available. Without the proper intertwinement of nutrition into the diets of the children results to poor physical and mental development. UNICEF develops a yearly report called the State of the World’s Children Report. On 2019 UNICEF is focusing on nutrition. UNICEF has developed a policy that focuses on the child and the poverty which is directly related to malnutrition among the poorest families. The policy recommendations include: - The nutritional needs of children and adolescents in the heart of the food system - Marginalized children to be of special focus of attention as poverty in related to malnutrition. - Government and private sector to focus on the supply of nutritious diets of children. - Nutrition being the foundation of children’s physical and mental development, must become a priority across health, education, social protection and water and sanitation systems. Gulshan, Dhaka; September, 2019 Photo: b.a. sujaN / UNICEF/ Map

Captions for Photography on the Nutritional Status of Children in Bangladesh for SOWC 2019 UNICEF (0268 - 0316) Nizbat (40) is a working mother, but also makes her time at home to prepare food for her children Nareena (9) and Nafias (13). But even doing that she is unable to stop the junk food that attracts her childrens attention. Nafias and Nareena are constantly in the lookout for food offers, that is used by the industry to lure in customers and draw attention of children. Even after trying hard, she has to give up sometimes and indulge in the junk food habits that the kids love. These food has no nutritional value but is filled with calories. These diversity of food found in the streets and the fast food courts does not take into account the future and health implication of the customers consuming such product. Overweight and obesity has affected 40.1 million children around the world. Without proper nutrition and diet children suffer from stunting, micronutrient deficiencies and severe wasting. The system provides food high in sugar and calories but most often leaves out the proper nutrient available. Without the proper intertwinement of nutrition into the diets of the children results to poor physical and mental development. UNICEF develops a yearly report called the State of the World’s Children Report. On 2019 UNICEF is focusing on nutrition. UNICEF has developed a policy that focuses on the child and the poverty which is directly related to malnutrition among the poorest families. The policy recommendations include: - The nutritional needs of children and adolescents in the heart of the food system - Marginalized children to be of special focus of attention as poverty in related to malnutrition. - Government and private sector to focus on the supply of nutritious diets of children. - Nutrition being the foundation of children’s physical and mental development, must become a priority across health, education, social protection and water and sanitation systems. Gulshan, Dhaka; September, 2019 Photo: b.a. sujaN / UNICEF/ Map