Malnutrition

5 Signs Your Body Is Not Getting The Right Diet

Natasha Chopra | Tuesday February 6, 2018

Our body tries to communicate with us through various ways. Having a balanced diet is of utmost importance as it is one of the most effective ways to feed the body with essential vitamins and minerals. Your diet can tell a lot about your overall health

Indonesia Declares Papua Health Crisis Under Control

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 6, 2018

A measles and malnutrition crisis that killed dozens of children in Indonesia's impoverished province of Papua over the past few months is under control, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

PM Reviews Efforts and Progress Made To Prevent Malnutrition In The Country

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Saturday November 25, 2017

The meeting attended by officials from the Prime Minister's Office, NITI Aayog and other ministries, discussed the current status of Malnutrition in the country and related problems.

High Malnutrition Rate and Hunger in India, Shows New Report

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Tuesday November 21, 2017

A new report released by the Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) gives us some disappointing news on India's rate of malnutrition.

North Korean Defector's Diet And Parasites Hint At Hard Life In The Country

World News | Reuters | Friday November 17, 2017

Parasitic worms found in a North Korean soldier, critically injured during a desperate defection, highlight nutrition and hygiene problems that experts say have plagued the isolated country for decades.

Malnutrition Responsible For 15% Of India's Total Disease Burden In 2016: Report

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 15, 2017

Disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition in India was 12 times higher per person than in China in 2016 even as the life expectancy at birth in the country improved by over a decade, said a report on Tuesday.

Global Nutrition Report 2017: India Carries a Serious Burden of Anemia, Obesity and Malnutrition  

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Wednesday November 8, 2017

The Global Nutrition Report 2017 was presented at Milan in Italy recently and it emphasizes on the urgent need to integrate our actions on global nutrition if India hopes to meet its Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030.

India Under Serious Burden Of Undernutrition: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 6, 2017

India is facing a serious burden of undernutrition, according to a global report released today which shows that more than half the women of reproductive age in the country suffer from anaemia.

Consume a Diet Like Your Ancestors, It May Help Boost Health: Study

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Saturday November 4, 2017

Believe it or not, your ancestors had a much healthier lifestyle than you and a study published suggests you consume a diet like them, highly diverse and rich in nutrients as it may help boost your health.

'Start Of Tragedy': Babies Wasting Away In This Syrian Pocket

World News | Louisa Loveluck, Zakaria Zakaria, The Washington Post | Friday November 3, 2017

In the final days of Sahar Devdeh's life, her parents feared their hugs might break her. She barely moved. She was too weak to cry. At times, her doctor thought, she looked more like a skeleton than a month-old baby.

Should You Try The Fruitarian Diet?

Drishti Banerjee | Friday October 20, 2017

A lot of people are experimenting with the fruitarian diet (where a person eats nothing but fruits, nuts and seeds), but health experts and nutritionists do not recommend it.

97 Million Underweight Children Lived in India in 2016: Lancet Study

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Thursday October 12, 2017

According to the latest study, published in the renowned journal Lancet, about 97 million underweight children lived in India in 2016.

India Can Offer Developmental Solutions To The World

Shalini Rudra | Friday September 22, 2017

Humankind has come a long way in the quest for knowledge, science and technology. The global economy has never before witnessed such unprecedented levels of economic growth and technological advancements. The last century, in particular, has transformed the social and economic lives of millions across the globe. Yet, the human society is far from t...

Fortified Peanut Butter May Cure Acute Malnutrition: Study

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Wednesday September 13, 2017

According to the study published in the journal PLOS Medicine, replacing corn-soy porridge with a lipid-based nutrient supplement - fortified peanut butter - can improve treatment of acute malnutrition.

Fortified Peanut Butter Can Treat Acute Malnutrition: Study

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 12, 2017

New Delhi: Replacing corn-soy porridge with a lipid-based nutrient supplement — fortified peanut butter – can improve treatment of acute malnutrition, suggests new research. During a trial in Burkina Faso in West Africa, more than 1,600 small children with moderate acute malnutrition were given either lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) or c...