Topic: Malnutrition
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Anaemia, obesity on the rise in India as NFHS-5 reveals falling nutritional indicators
According to the official survey, India did hit a major demographic milestone with its total fertility rate falling to 2.0. This means the population is set to stabilise.
Not just Global Hunger Index, India’s own govt data shows how worried we should be
The Modi government has questioned the methodology of the Global Hunger Index. But undernutrition is one of the leading factors of child mortality in India.
‘Unscientific methodology’ — Modi govt on India’s ‘shocking’ rank in Global Hunger Index
Reacting to India's 101st rank, the Centre said the publishing agencies haven't done their due diligence & disregard govt's efforts to ensure food security of everyone during Covid.
Hunger Index latest reminder. India should fight malnutrition with more animal-sourced food
Feeding children any animal-sourced food is linked with 11% reduction in stunting; feeding them both meat and dairy with a 16% reduction in underweight.
How this remote, backward UP district is fighting malnutrition amid Covid pandemic
Children with severe acute malnutrition are believed to face a 9 times higher risk of death than a well-nourished child. The condition has also been linked with growth impairment.
Caste discrimination – an overlooked factor in Indian kids’ stunted growth
Researchers from Ashoka and Heidelberg universities found that the illegal, but widespread, practice of untouchability is positively associated with height gaps between 'upper caste' and Dalit children.
World hunger surged in 2020, with 1 in 10 people undernourished now
People who are undernourished are chronically hungry, meaning they don’t have enough to eat for a normal, healthy and active life for a period of at least a year.
‘Rise, Respond, Recover’: WHO, UNICEF call for global action against Covid impact on women, kids
Action brief highlights data that indicates how the pandemic has put in jeopardy the progress achieved in past few years towards better health conditions for women, children, adolescents.
In India’s booming junk food market, there is little room for nutrition
Nestle recently acknowledged that over 60% of its food and beverage products are unhealthy. Studies have also found a link between decreased vitamin D level and frequent consumption of instant noodles.
Ajit Doval is wrong. Civil society not dangerous, we pushed back militants in Meghalaya
Ajit Doval thinks civil society is the new frontier of war. But ‘Shillong We Care’, a small group of citizens, stood up to militants and extortion.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.