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Abstract
The nutritional status of both children and adolescents must have high priority in human development. The nutritional status of under five children is an important health indicator for assessing the health status of entire population and one of the major predictors of child survival. The present article aims to assess the nutritional status of under five children in Keralabased on anthropometric measures of physical growth. The study is based on secondary data. It was observed that malnutrition is the major concern in the child health in Kerala. The percentage of stunted (low height-for-age) children under five in Kerala has declined whereas; the percentage of wasted (low weight-for-height) children has risen. The percentage of underweight (low weight-for-age) children has almost remained the same. The problem of anaemia is also increasing in Kerala.