Child malnutrition is down: survey

Prevalence of underweight children down from 76  to 43 per cent for boys, 74 to 42 per cent for girls over past  four decades, says …

Danone, Unilever and Nestle top newly released nutrition index

Report scores 25 companies on basis of their written policies for increasing access to nutritious products; critics call it a whitewash

‘Treat severe malnutrition at home’

WHO proposes ready-to-use food. Health experts don’t agree

Good for health, bad for fertility

Study shows antioxidants reduce ovulation in women

Food for taught

Should Karnataka expand the midday meal scheme without fine-tuning it?

'Bad science' bogey

Lobbies use the old trick

Stratagems vs strategy

Governments, industries gang up against WHO's plan

Killer disease

The world is getting fatter, sicker

Maharashtra revokes ban on popular lentil

Probiotics Not as safe as believed to be

Pygmies stay short to live longer

Me likes what me likes

Foodwise

Farmers in Maharashtra revive 120 varieties of local crops

India takes steps towards nutrient profiling of packaged foods

Initial survey on labels suggests that packaged food is not fit to be marketed to children 

Food for warmth

As winter sets in, people in north India turn to savoury dishes and sweets that can keep them warm. The market at this time is flooded with …

Go foraging for edible plants

One person's weed can be another person's green

Junk food monster: When McDonald's had to go back on its ad

Fast food co invited consumers to replace home-cooked meals with its products

Simply Put: Extreme apathy

‘Online nutrition tracker to promptly plug service gaps’

Down To Earth talks to the project lead of Nutrition Surveillance System

World Diabetes Day: Family key for its detection & prevention

The theme for World Diabetes Day 2018 and 2019 is family and diabetes

Trouble with vegetarian fascists

Their arguments have no meat

Tiffin career

Home-made and home-delivered food is a hit in Delhi

Dairy in the dunes

Just 32% tribal children consume healthy diet: expert committee

A report by an expert committee constituted by health ministry shows that malnutrition among tribals is more than among non-tribals

You shouldn’t drink tea with protein or iron-rich foods

Here are some non-nutritional components of grams and vegetables that don’t interact well with vitamins and minerals