One in three persons in India is deficit in iron, vitamin A and iodine, the three most common forms of micronutrient malnutrition.
Micronutrient deficiencies account for 7.3% of the global burden of disease. One in three persons in India is deficit in iron, vitamin A and iodine, the three most common forms of micronutrient malnutrition.
one in 10 children aged six months to 23 months in India gets an adequate diet, shows data from the National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-16). The nutritional intake of children in cities is only marginally better than rural children – only 11.6% urban kids and 8.8% rural children have an adequate diet that includes four or more food groups, excluding milk.
One in three under-5 children are underweight, including 29% urban children. Around 70% of adolescent girls are anaemic and around 50% are underweight. India is also home to the largest number of stunted children in the world, with close to two in five (38.4%) children under-5 years being small for age because of malnutrition, which lowers mental ability and learning capacity, raises the risk of infections in the present, and nutrition-related chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, in later life.
FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR DR GOVIND SHUKLA, NUTRITION EXPERT
Govind Shukla, Specializes in Pharmacology, Toxicology, Nutraceuticals & Herbal Drugs has published More than 100 research papers in National & International Journals. He is also a reviewer of International Journal of Pharmacology & pharmacotherapeutics, Chief editor of IJPNR Journal & Freelance Medical Writer for Different publication Groups including Lambert Academic Publishing Saarbrucken, Germany.
