Adolescence is the most vulnerable stage in human life for malnutrition. When the need for nutrients increases during the growth phase. The prevalence rate of malnutrition among adolescent girls (11-18 years) in 11 states and 16 districts, of which 7.1 per cent, was found to be severe anemia, in India, by the recent state-level nutrition plan. Malnutrition is affecting about 50 per cent of the population in India. This problem is affecting women more than men. An estimated 20-40 per cent of maternal deaths in India are due to malnutrition and one out of every two Indian women (56 %) suffers from some form of malnutrition. According to several studies, the prevalence of malnutrition is very high (80-90 %) among pre-school children, pregnant and lactating women and adolescent girls in India. According to a report, more than half (56 %) of adolescent girls in India suffer from malnutrition. Comparing the nutritional status of adolescent girls in India, it was found that 47 per cent of adolescent girls in the age group of 15-19 years in India are victims of undernutrition.
Aloe, a popular plant, has a long history as a versatile folk remedy. The plant can be alienated mainly into two products: gel and latex. Aloe vera gel is the leaf pulp or mucilage, aloe latex, commonly referred to as “aloe juice,” is a bitter yellow exudate from the pericyclic tubules just underneath the external skin of the leaves. Extracts of aloe gum efficiently improves glucose tolerance in diabetic rats as well as in normal rats. Treatment of long term however not solitary dose of exudates of Aloe barbadensis leaves impart hypoglycemia in alloxanized diabetic rats. Solitary as well as long term doses of acrimonious component of the same plant also displayed hypoglycemic effect in diabetic rats. This response of Aloe vera and its acrimonious component is by the stimulus of synthesis and/or release of insulin from pancreatic beta cells. Aloe vera also have got the anti-inflammatory potential in a dose reliant way and relieves wound in diabetic mice by healing activity. The current article highlights the biological activities of Aloe Vera.
Aloe vera is considered to evaluate over its properties to alleviate the dislipidemic and hyperglycemic conditions on animal models to raise fresh evidences, so that theplant or its extracts could be suggested confidently for its use for health endorsing potential medicinal plant. The preliminary phytochemical analysis of hydroethanolic extract of Aloe vera showed presence of phenols, tannin, steroids, terpenoids and glycosides. Total Phenol Content (mg GAE/g), Total Flavonoid Content (mg QE/g) of hydroethanolic extract of Aloe vera were, respectively 393.65 mg and flavonoid 334.947 μg/mg, respectively.
Malnutrition is caused by the absence of any essential nutritional factor in the diet, including defects in the formation of hemoglobin or low absorption of essential nutrients. Some malnutrition due to lack of iron in the diet or high quality protein, vitamin B6 deficiency which affects the heme protein in the synthesis of hemoglobin, vitamin E deficiency which affects the stability of the membranes of red blood cells it happens. Copper is not part of the hemoglobin molecule but it affects the absorption of iron in the liver. Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional disorder in the world. Worldwide, anemia is estimated to affect 2 billion people, or 30 per cent of the world’s population and is more severe in developing countries due to frequent malaria and insect infestation. It particularly affects women in the reproductive age group and young children in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The World Bank estimates that malnutrition is a direct contributor to global diseases. Malnutrition occurs at all stages of life, but is most common in pregnant women, young children and teenage girls. Iron deficiency and malnutrition are a major public health problem among teenagers. Studies indicate that anemia in teenagers increases with age and the rate of growth is highest during teenage.
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