Desnutrición y entorno: impacto sobre el aprendizaje y desarrollo psicomotriz en menores de cinco años

Abstract

Malnutrition is the consumption of nutrients and calories in insufficient quantities and has become one of the most important factors in the decrease of learning and psychomotor development in children under five years of age, a stage during which the human brain reaches about 90% of its maturation expressed in adulthood, therefore the World Health Organization has paid due attention to it, motivating global entities to pay due attention to it. Ecuador is one of the countries that has currently developed programs to limit this problem, however, it is noteworthy that the efforts made are still declining, because this problem also requires the joint contribution of the environment in which children develop. OBJECTIVE: To describe the impact of malnutrition and the environment on psychomotor development and learning in children under five years of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The search for articles was carried out through official medical pages with scientific evidence: PubMed, Elsevier, Google Scholar, duly placed in Scimago and World Ranking of quartile I and II. CONCLUSIONS: Learning and psychomotor development in children under five years of age is closely related to the nutritional level and the environment, thus constituting during this time 90% of the development and maturation that will determine the adult life of the individual in formation.