India's war on anemia can get a boost through locally sourced food, targetted training of moms
4 years, 1 month ago

India's war on anemia can get a boost through locally sourced food, targetted training of moms

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For a country that has immense human capital and one of the youngest populations in an ageing world, this disease burden can be a liability that can even hamper India’s aim of being a leading global economy. Magnitude of anemia in India For a country that has immense human capital and one of the youngest populations in an ageing world, this disease burden can be a liability that can even hamper India’s aim of being a leading global economy. A mother’s role in preventing anemia Another strategy is to identify and train mothers of infant and young children with leadership qualities into mentors who address childhood malnutrition issues at the community level by identifying, propagating and practising what is going right in the community in order to amplify it. Of late, the Indian National Nutrition Strategy has recognised the need to include community-based nutrition interventions that identify and adopt affordable and locally available foods that exist within the community, thus enabling the community to seek existing local solutions to address malnutrition.

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William Joe | Reducing anaemia in women could boost India’s GDP
4 months, 1 week ago

William Joe | Reducing anaemia in women could boost India’s GDP

Deccan Chronicle  

“India is transitioning from women’s development to women-led development with the vision of a new India where women are equal partners in the story of growth and national progress.” This year’s Economic Survey highlights the necessity of gender equality for sustainable development, a sentiment echoed by the recently-released Budget 2024-25. In India, the Niti Aayog has reported a 4.5 per …

Diversifying our plate: Ways to combat anaemia
6 months, 1 week ago

Diversifying our plate: Ways to combat anaemia

Hindustan Times  

Anaemia is a hidden giant in India’s public health landscape affecting almost half of the populace. While lost productivity translates into reduced income-earning potential, increased health care costs associated with treating anaemia and its complications further strain household finances and national healthcare budgets. Armed with rich, diverse and fortified diets with food systems approach ensuring availability to all at affordable …

Anaemia in India: Impact on reproductive health and tips to prevent it
1 year ago

Anaemia in India: Impact on reproductive health and tips to prevent it

Hindustan Times  

Our body contains red blood cells, which are disc-shaped cells that transport oxygen to the various organs and tissues and a person with a low count of RBC is said to have anaemia. Anaemia in India: Impact on reproductive health and tips to prevent it In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Alok Khettry, COO India Business at Bharat Serums and …

Food fortification is the key to addressing malnutrition in India, says UNWFP official
1 year, 5 months ago

Food fortification is the key to addressing malnutrition in India, says UNWFP official

The Hindu  

With India facing a worsening crisis of micronutrient deficiency and malnutrition among large sections, food fortification has become vital in addressing the prevalence of anaemia, Shariqua Yunus Khan, the head of the Nutrition and School Feeding Unit of United Nations World Food Programme in the country, has said. Despite staying below the national average, Kerala too has been witnessing a …

Can the new Diet and Biomarker Survey trace the roots of India’s anaemia problem?
1 year, 6 months ago

Can the new Diet and Biomarker Survey trace the roots of India’s anaemia problem?

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry is rethinking how it takes stock of anaemia across the country. Instead, anaemia’s prevalence will be tracked using the new Diet and Biomarkers Survey, launched in December last year by the National Institute of Nutrition, which will “map the diet, nutrition and health status and provide a correct estimate of anaemia among urban and rural population …

Explained | Why is India rethinking its anaemia policy?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Why is India rethinking its anaemia policy?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Questions related to anaemia are slated to be dropped from the National Family Health Survey scheduled to begin on July 6. According to the World Health Organization, anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal. According to the Health Ministry, assessment of …

Diet and Biomarkers Survey in India launched
2 years ago

Diet and Biomarkers Survey in India launched

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday launched the Diet and Biomarkers Survey in India, at ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition. DABS-I, a comprehensive national-level dietary survey, will define food and nutrient adequacy by collecting individual dietary intake data of different age-groups of people from 28 states and eight Union Territories across the country. The study's main purpose is …

India needs to scale up direct nutrition interventions
2 years, 5 months ago

India needs to scale up direct nutrition interventions

The Hindu  

As India launches the celebrations of its 75th anniversary of Independence, there is much to be proud about; significant advances have been made in science, technology, and medicine, adding to the country’s ancient, traditional, and civilisational knowledge base, wisdom and wealth. POSHAN Abhiyaan rightly places a special emphasis on selected high impact essential nutrition interventions, combined with nutrition-sensitive interventions, which …

Malnutrition in India is a worry in a modern scenario
2 years, 6 months ago

Malnutrition in India is a worry in a modern scenario

The Hindu  

Good nutrition has the power to empower the present and future generations. India’s greatest national treasure is its people — especially women and children — but even after 75 years of independence, a majority of them do not get the required diet to meet their nutritional needs. Poor nutrition among pregnant women affects the nutritional status of the child and …

Diversifying plates for girls
2 years, 6 months ago

Diversifying plates for girls

The Hindu  

Multiple studies show that adolescence is a nutritionally demanding phase of life. Ensuring appropriate nutrition for adolescent girls is also paramount considering the inter-generational impact it has on combating malnutrition. Focus on girls The National Family Health Survey -5 data show an increase in anaemia among adolescent girls by 5% when compared to NFHS-4. The lockdowns also led to the …

Hidden hunger is a threat to achieving 2025 global nutrition targets
2 years, 9 months ago

Hidden hunger is a threat to achieving 2025 global nutrition targets

Hindustan Times  

Anemia in pregnant women aged 15-49 years reduced from 57.9% in 2005-06 to 50.4% in 2015-16, giving us a hope that we are on the right trajectory to addressing maternal anemia. With the current state of anemia prevalence, India could miss the World Health Assembly’s Global Nutrition Target for 2025 of reducing anemia in women of reproductive age by 50%. …

Anaemia and malnutrition: A vicious cycle leading to child growth failure
3 years ago

Anaemia and malnutrition: A vicious cycle leading to child growth failure

India Today  

India has a history of neglect in breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. In India, every third child is under-weight or stunted and 19.3 per cent children are wasted, according to 2019-21 National Family Health Survey-5 data. However, malnutrition trends across states/UTs are alarming, with thirteen states showing a rise in stunting in children under five - the highest being …

High levels of maternal and child under nutrition continue to plague India: UNICEF official
3 years, 2 months ago

High levels of maternal and child under nutrition continue to plague India: UNICEF official

The Hindu  

Arjan De Wagt, Head, Nutrition, UNICEF India speaks to The Hindu’s Bindu Shajan Perappadan on how high levels of maternal and child under nutrition continue to plague the country, and the impact COVID-19 has had on the gains India has made in economic and human development in recent decades. Some data has been gathered from telephone surveys, community assessments and …

Research reveals iron-deficiency anaemia in Indian women and children: Have these 5 iron-rich foods
4 years ago

Research reveals iron-deficiency anaemia in Indian women and children: Have these 5 iron-rich foods

India TV News  

According to the National Family Health Survey, in India, more than 50 per cent of children, women of reproductive age, and pregnant women suffer from anemia, making it a large-scale public health problem. A research study in the Indian Journal of Public Health says that while anemia is a global health problem in both developed and developing countries, children and …

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