An app to measure nutrition content of Indian food
Nutrify India Now allows search in 17 languages and six food groups. Users can also search foods by nutrients in the National Institute of …
Poshan Abhiyan scheme lags behind its target
The focus of the scheme was to reduce stunting in children aged between 0 and 6 years from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent by 2022; but recent study …
Every third child is malnourished, finds Global Nutrition Report 2018
‘Burden of malnutrition unacceptably high despite world being better equipped to fight it’
Union Budget 2022-23: Will it help children eat better
Schemes that provide integrated benefits to women and children did not get additional funds this year
‘One in three couldn’t afford food year-round in 2020’
Pandemic-induced poverty and rise in food prices keep healthy diet out of reach of three billion people
Why conceptual health is need of the hour
Fixing work hours, monitoring daily growth should be practised as remedial measures for a healthier life
Around 66% children below 2 years don't get nutritious diet: UNICEF
The diets of children in this age group have not improved in the last decade
Rise in teenage pregnancies, poor maternal health hurdle to breaking intergenerational cycle of undernutrition
Significant incidences of early marriage and childbearing are among the important causes of undernutrition
Farmer and the new-age health market
India’s booming nutraceutical market provides a big opportunity to farmer producer organisations
World Obesity Day: WHO asks media to end biased portrayal of obesity
On World Obesity Day, the global health body asked media outlets to end use of biased language, imagery and instead portray obesity in a fair,&…
Study shows clear link between extended breastfeeding & higher IQ scores
Babies fed exclusively on breast milk for at least the first 6 months also have the best chance of thriving through childhood and adolescence
Is climate change making our food less nutritious?
This video explains why we should be worried about climate change vis-à-vis nutritional security. It could actually make our food …
Why kakdi is an ideal fruit-cum-snack during summer
The water-rich fruit is popular among both farmers and consumers as it requires little inputs, grows quickly and is healthy
Tackling ‘hidden hunger’: Strategies to combat micronutrient deficiencies
In the face of the global hidden hunger crisis, it is imperative that we address the micronutrient deficiencies that silently erode our health
State of Food and Nutrition: Burden of poor diet
Globally, over 3,000 million people could not afford a healthy diet in 2020. Of them, 31.7%—or over 973 million—were in India
Food and healthcare in war-torn Tigray: preliminary insights on what’s at stake
The war has put 4.5 million people, half of whom are children, in need of emergency food assistance
World needs to produce 3 times more fruits, vegetables than current levels
World is producing more cereals than fruits, vegetables than needed to meet populatons' nutrition needs; this has consequnces for land and ecosystem
Why UNICEF wants to raise $255 million this year for eastern, southern Africa
The additional funds will support children with adequate, life-saving nutrition services
Poor nutrition changes the way a body fights infection: This might protect against severe COVID-19
Deficient leptin levels caused by malnutrition might protect against severe infection and death, says study
Why Odisha's nutrition budget, the first in India, is a cut above the rest
Odisha supports its nutrition agenda through agricultural policies, the public distribution system among others
Chimpanzees spotted smashing open and eating tortoises for the first time
Researchers found chimpanzees in Gabon regularly catch, kill and consume tortoises that have been grabbed from the forest floor
Vitamin deficiency widespread among healthy looking urban Indians
Hyderabad scientists find that 46 per cent of their sample size of healthy adults had vitamin B2 and B6 deficiencies
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
In a first-of-a-kind study, pesticide residue detected in urine samples of children in Hyderabad
The level of pesticide is much higher among 11-15-year-old girls as compared to boys in the same age group
