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Chart shows poor growth of a girl in first 3 years.

Adult female with stunted height <151 cms

  • Poor nutrition in pregnancy with anemia
  • Smoking
  • Frequent infection (e.g. malaria)
  • 10% + of birth weights under 2500 grams
  • More infections and deaths of small babies, and other effects which continue till fourth year
  • More undernutrition
  • More backward children
  • A Vicious Cycle