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A notable approach to addressing maternal undernutrition during pregnancy in India in recent years has been the integration of hot-cooked meals (HCM) for pregnant and lact...
Background: Burden of malnutrition among children is very high in India. Under-nutrition is an interplay of different factors. The present study tried to understand the correlation between child under...
Digital hemoglobinometers have been used as point-of-care tests (POCT) to estimate the burden of anemia in community-based studies and national-level surveys in India. As the accuracy of hemoglobin es...
Objective: We carried out a secondary analysis of data of Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016-18 to analyze the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) among Indian children a...
A set of global nutrition targets for maternal and child nutrition together with diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to be achieved by 2025 was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2013....
Healthy diets are necessary for optimal growth and to carry out daily mental and physical tasks. Unhealthy diets drive all forms of malnutrition and dietary risks are the number one risk factor global...
Swabhimaan is a five-year initiative (2016-2021) integrated within the Government of India’s flagship poverty alleviation programme, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-...