Aim: To evaluate the consumption of sweets in children below 6 years of age in urban areas of chennai.
Background: Sweet consumption has increased a lot in urban areas and is one of the risk factors of dental caries, especially among the children. Consuming these sweets causes tooth decay which is the most chronic childhood diseases in America. It. Puts the kids at the risk of childhood obesity and childhood related health problems.
Methodology: A survey was conducted among randomly selected 60 children in an urban area. This survey was done with the consent of parents and a total of 10 questions were asked.
Result: As per the survey conducted majority of the kids consumed sweets and did not take care of their oral health. Majority of the children suffered from dental caries. Childhood obesity is also seen among the children who consume a large amount of sweets.
Conclusion: From the above study we can find that sweet consumption has increased very much in children among the age 6 and below 6 year old. Children suffer a lot from dental related problems as well as childhood obesity and other medical related diseases. They are becoming unhealthy and sick very often.
Impact Factor
2022: 6.012
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