First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Nutrition
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Nutrition boost for North: Rs. 300mn grant from Japan Social Development Trust, World Bank
The Japan Social Development Fund through the World Bank will support nutrition improvement in mothers and children in Northern Sri Lanka with a US$ 2.7 million grant (approx. Rs.
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Project to ensure food security
Three United Nations agencies and the government will implement a joint programme to promote food security and nutrition for ultra-poor families and children in the country. Through the project, WFP, FAO and Unicef will work together to provide a combined set of inputs to reduce food insecurity and under-nutrition amongst families and children in three upazilas -- Manpura, Charfasson and Bamna
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Potential health effects of foods derived from genetically modified plants: what are the issues?
<p>This paper examines the potential health effects of foods derived from genetically modified (GM) plants. While such an important topic, the database on the likely biological effects of GM foods is woefully inadequate.
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Food safety for whom?: corporate wealth vs peoples health
<p>School children in the US were served 200,000 kilos of meat contaminated with a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria before the nation's second largest meat packer issued a recall in 2009. A year earlier, six babies died and 300,000 others got horribly sick with kidney problems in China when one of the country's top dairy producers knowingly allowed an industrial chemical into its milk supply.
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70% dalit kids in UP undernourished
Despite a dalit woman as chief minister in Uttar Pradesh, a majority of children in dalit families continue to remain undernourished. A survey conducted by CRY (Child Rights and You), released on Thursday, shows that 70 per cent of children in dalit families suffer from malnutrition. The survey was conducted across 200-odd villages in eight districts.
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Need to improve children's nutrition, reveals survey
Children prefer snacking on chips, burgers, noodles, pasta, samosas and other junk foods being sold in schools canteens, leading to lifestyle diseases, an ASSOCHAM survey has found. Releasing the survey,
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Salt with iron to be promoted
In a significant step that is likely to have a substantial impact on malnutrition levels in the country, the PM
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Effect of iron and zinc deficiency on short term memory in children
<p>The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of iron and zinc<br /> deficiency on short term memory of children in the age group of 6-11 years and to assess the response to supplementation therapy.</p> <p>http://www.indianpediatrics.net/apr2011/289.pdf<br /> </p>
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Census 2011: 5 million drop in children
Census 2011 counted five million children fewer than Census 2001. The drop in the 0-6 age group from 163.8 million to 158.8 million marks a negative growth of 3.08 per cent, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner C Chandramouli said while releasing the report.