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September 25, 2025Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareOpen Access

The double burden of malnutrition and its impact on academic achievement and cognitive function in students of rural India

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TCTinni ChaudhuriAPAbhijit PanditPKPuja Kumari

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Overview

Observational analysis found poor nutritional status relates to lower IQ and academic outcomes in children, indicating urgent need for integrated interventions.

Key Points

  • Poor nutritional status negatively impacts cognitive function and academic performance in rural children.
  • About 28% of children were undernourished, with a significant correlation between Body Mass Index and IQ scores.
  • The Raven Progressive Matrices test revealed that over 50% of children scored as intelligently impaired in IQ assessments.
  • Logistic regression indicated that cognitive function is crucial for enhancing educational outcomes in undernourished children.

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Chaudhuri et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d5bd64dc445aa9033b00afhttps://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_406_25
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