India recognized the importance of improving the health and nutritional status of children,
and initiated steps to improve access to nutrition and health services soon after …

In the global campaign of health for all, promotion of proper nutrition was one of the eight
elements of primary healthcare. Mother's literacy has a much higher impact than father's …

It is intriguing to note that majority of the wasting among the under 5 yr in India is present at
birth. The National Family Health Survey 4 (NFHS-4) data analysis shows 31.9 per cent …

India has the highest prevalence (and largest share) of malnourished children, low birth
weight babies and anaemia levels amongst children and women in the world. Other …

In India, child undernutrition happens very early in life; 30 per cent of Indian infants younger
than six months old are underweight and 58 per cent of children in the age group 18–23 …

India is home to 46.6 million stunted children, a third of world's total as per Global Nutrition
Report 2018. Nearly half of all under-5 child mortality in India is attributable to undernutrition …

Malnutrition, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), refers to deficiencies,
excesses, or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients. It is well-known that …

Lecturer, Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College. utrition is a
multidisciplinary subject with community as its practice area. It is a focal point for health and …

The implications of young childhood undernutrition on health, development and productivity
are grave. In the last two decades, global and Indian studies on undernutrition in under five …

Approximately 70.0% of the world's malnourished children live in Asia, resulting in the
region having the highest concentration of childhood malnutrition. About half of the …