Science shows that malnutrition in early life, often manifested in form of stunting, is associated with adverse consequences in later life for morbidity and mortality, non-communicable diseases, learning capacity and productivity.
Dr Shweta Khandelwal
Editor
A look at this auspicious day through the prisms of public health and nutrition
The just released Foresight 2.0 report of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition offers some grim statistics, and also some solutions
Research shows that about 43 per cent children below the age of 5 in India are at a risk of not achieving their development potential. It is essential to focus on the overall development of young children and give them a productive life.
International Yoga Day serves to remind us of the need to invest in our physical and mental health as a long term plan
Good nutrition, physical activity and keeping stress at bay are important foundation pillars for achieving healthy life, not only for one’s own self but for motivating others around us too.
Food Borne Diseases emanate from a variety of reasons, mostly concentrated around compromised standards of food safety. FBD are infections of the gastrointestinal tract caused by consumption of harmful toxin (bacteria, parasites, viruses, or chemicals) contained in foods or beverages.
Evidence suggests that more deaths were caused by diets lacking protective foods, like whole grains, fruit, nuts and seeds than by diets with unhealthy elements like trans fats, sugary drinks, red and processed meats etc
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