Fundamentals of Food Technology

Characteristics of well and malnourished population

Criteria	Well nourished child	Poorly nourished child
Hair	Bright, black, shiny and glossy	Brown, sparse and thin
Ear	Clear, free from discharge	Infected running ear
Eyes	Bright with clear vision	Poor vision, Infected eye
Nose	Clear, free from any discharge	Running nose
Mouth	Bright, without any infection	Sores (Angular stomatitis at the corners of the mouth)
Teeth	Regular, without any decay	Irregular with decayed teeth
Gums	Bright, healthy looking	Bleeding or swollen gum
Position of the head	Straight looking	Mal functioning
Shoulders	Erect	Mal formation or irregular
Hands/ Nails	Bright, pink in colour	Spoon shaped nails, cracked nails
Abdomen	Regular	Protruding belly
Legs	Straight	Bow legs, knock knees