India’s Scroll.in reported on the state of child malnutrition in India, with an emphasis on mothers’ educational attainment as a key determinant of their children’s diets. The article cited a study by Research Fellow Phuong Hong Nguyen, Senior Research Fellows Derek Headey and Purnima Menon and Director of the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) Marie Ruel that recommended cash transfers as a tool to improve dietary diversity, and remove cultural barriers to animal product consumption among young children. Furthermore, Nguyen commented that improving the consumption of legumes, fruits, nuts and vegetables could improve diets for the families who do not eat animal products.
Only 23% of Indian toddlers and infants get a balanced diet. Educating women can help change that (Scroll.in)
June 19, 2019