Progress to improve nutrition among women, infants and children in South Asia has fallen behind the pace needed to meet established global targets.
Introduction: Small indigenous fish species (SIS) can be particularly rich in micronutrients and make a crucial contribution toward improving human nutrition.
In the Indian family setting, women play a crucial role in the overall development of the households. Hence, development agencies and government programs mainly target women, assuming that empowering women would improve families.
Poor nutritional quality and micronutrient deficiency are major barriers to achieving goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (ensuring food security and nutrition for better health), especially in developing countries, including the least dev
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is the staple cereal and is the primary source of protein for millions of people in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Background
This study examines malnutrition’s triple burden, including anaemia, overweight, and stunting, among children aged 6–59 months.
Early life nutrition sets the stage for the health, nutrition, and development of young children.
South Asia is home to more adolescents than any global region, and one in five adolescents globally live in India.
This paper examines whether the combined participation in workfare and food grain subsidy programmes in India impacts the nutritional and health status of women and children, using body mass index (BMI) and short-term morbidity as indicators.
The 49th issue of Abstract Digest features a set of studies on child growth, including patterns of child stunting in low- and middle-income countries, various forms of inequities in child growth, and the role of milk in child growth.
Development programs often rely on locally hired agents for service delivery, especially for interventions promoting agricultural practices, health, and nutrition.
India accounts for a large proportion of the global prevalence of maternal and child undernutrition, and recent trends have renewed the call for large-scale concerted efforts to improve outcomes.
The 48th issue of Abstract Digest features studies on anemia highlighting trends, inequities, and determinants of anemia among various population groups.
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), a flagship program of the Government of India, offers nutrition services to support child development.
Nutrition-specific interventions are aimed at improving the food, health, and care environment for women and children during the first 1000 days.