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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UNICEF-aided project received well in 3 Assam dists
A UNICEF-supported project on behaviour change communication and child development and nutrition, implemented by the North East Diocesan Social Forum (NEDSF) and visualised as a situational need, has won the confidence of different communities concentrated in three districts of the State namely Barpeta, Bongaigaon and Goalpara.
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Global F&B giants planning healthy tag for Indian mkt
To Adopt Common Nutritional Labelling Standards To Address Health Awareness Kala Vijayraghavan & Ratna Bhushan MUMBAI | DELHI INDIAN subsidiaries of global food and beverage companies such as Unilever, Kellogg, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and ConAgra are planning to adopt common nutritional labelling standards to address growing health awareness and concerns about obesity.
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Seasonal changes affect foetus birth weight: study
Pune The scientists at Agharkar Research Institute (ARI ) and researchers of KEM hospital have found out in their study that seasonal energy stress among pregnant rural women has direct effect on the birth weight of their foetus.
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Double burden of underweight and overweight among children (10-19 years of age) of employees working in Indian industrial units
Along with the existing problem of underweight, overweight in children is increasing in the developing world. However, there is little information on its magnitude and pattern in the Indian context. The author's aimed to study the pattern and correlates of overweight in Indian children and adolescents.
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A road map for sustainable food security
The present article reflects the author's authority and perception as how India should work towards sustainable food security.
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Natural disasters, self-insurance, and human capital investment: evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi
This paper uses panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi to examine the impacts of disasters on dynamic human capital production. The empirical results show that accumulation of biological human capital prior to a disaster helps children maintain investments during the post-disaster period. Biological
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Improving effectiveness and outcomes for the poor in health, nutrition, and population
The global aid architecture in health has changed over the past decade, with the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and a major expansion of the levels and sources of development assistance, particularly for low-income countries. While key health outcomes such as infant survival and nutritional stunting have improved over the decade in every
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Younger age of escalation of cardiovascular risk factors in Asian Indian subjects
Cardiovascular risk factors start early, track through the young age and manifest in middle age in most societies. The authors conducted epidemiological studies to determine prevalence and age-specific
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Crops Face Toxic Timebomb in Warmer World: Study
Staples such as cassava on which millions of people depend become more toxic and produce much smaller yields in a world with higher carbon dioxide levels and more drought, Australian scientists say.
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Capparis spinosa: unconventional potential food source in cold arid deserts of Ladakh
Capparis spinosa (Capparidaceae)