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More Children Are Obese Than Underweight, Says UNICEF
Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEFwhich blamed increasingly unhealthy food environments worldwide for the shift.
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Economic Cost Of Food-Borne Disease In India $15 Billion Per Year: Centre
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday informed that the economic cost of food-borne diseases in India is estimated to be a whopping USD 15 billion. While wasting (21 per cent), underweighting (36 per cent), stunting (38 per cent) are common among children, at least 50 per cent of women and children suffering from anaemia, said the government.
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Paneer Kathi Rolls, Uttapam, Poha: UNICEF's Recipes For Healthy Children
From uttapam to sprouted dal parantha - a book by UNICEF tells how to tackle problems of underweight, obesity and anaemia among children by consuming nutritious food that costs less than Rs 20.
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Japan Has Low Infant Mortality Rate, Few Underweight Children: UNICEF Report
Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.
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Low And High BMI Could Raise Child's Risk To Develop Eating Disorder Later: Study
Underweight children could be at an increased risk of developing anorexia nervosa in adolescence
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More Than A Quarter Of Delhi Children Below 5 Underweight; Foods That Will Help Your Child Gain Weight
"Malnutrition is not just lack of food, it is a combination of factors like insufficient protein, energy and micronutrients, poor care and feeding practices, inadequate health services, frequent infections or disease, and poor water and sanitation."
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3 Children In Jharkhand Shelter Home Dies Of Alleged Malnutrition
Three "underweight" children of a Jharkhand government sponsored shelter home have died allegedly of malnutrition last week, an official said today.
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India Has Most Malnourished Children In The World: Report
Close to 37% of Indian kids under five years of age are underweight.
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Why Isn't My Baby Gaining Weight?
Is your child underweight? Here are some of the reasons your toddler is not able to put on weight.
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97 Million Underweight Children Lived in India in 2016: Lancet Study
According to the latest study, published in the renowned journal Lancet, about 97 million underweight children lived in India in 2016.
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Maharashtra: Anganwadi Workers Continue To Strike, Parents and Children Suffer
Anganwadi workers have been on strike across the entire state of Maharashtra since September 11th, and this, of late, has started bothering the parents of children who rely on these anganwadis for their daily meals. The children have now resumed eating home-cooked meals and are even resorting to cheap, junk food.
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Malnutrition Causes 9.4% Of The Total Infant Deaths
Of all infant deaths, about 9.4% are contributed due to malnutrition and babies which are underweight, as admitted by Public Health Department Minister Dr Deepak Sawant.
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1 out of 10 Indian Children Aged 6-23 Months Gets Adequate Diet
According to a survey, only one in 10 Indian children aged 6-23 months gets 'adequate diet' and 35.7 per cent of children below five years of age are underweight.
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How Parents Struggle To Get Their Underweight Children Treated In Palghar
Palghar, Maharashtra: Three-year old Gauri Sapta from Dohrepada in Maharashtra’s Jawhar has made at least 15 trips to the Jawhar Kutir hospital in the last three years. Each time, she spends over a week there to be nourished back to health. The ideal weight for a girl of her age is 12-13 kg. Gauri, however, weighs less than 5 kg. This time, her ...
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28% Kids Found Underweight At Health Camps In Maharashtra's Rural Palghar
Thane: Palghar district in Maharashtra is grappling with severe child malnutrition, a survey has shown. During the recent health camps, nearly 28 per cent children were found to be severely underweight in tribal-dominated Mokhada taluka in the rural Palghar district. State Health Minister Deepak Sawant visited the camps held at five villages in the...
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More Children Are Obese Than Underweight, Says UNICEF
Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEFwhich blamed increasingly unhealthy food environments worldwide for the shift.
-
Economic Cost Of Food-Borne Disease In India $15 Billion Per Year: Centre
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday informed that the economic cost of food-borne diseases in India is estimated to be a whopping USD 15 billion. While wasting (21 per cent), underweighting (36 per cent), stunting (38 per cent) are common among children, at least 50 per cent of women and children suffering from anaemia, said the government.
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Paneer Kathi Rolls, Uttapam, Poha: UNICEF's Recipes For Healthy Children
From uttapam to sprouted dal parantha - a book by UNICEF tells how to tackle problems of underweight, obesity and anaemia among children by consuming nutritious food that costs less than Rs 20.
-
Japan Has Low Infant Mortality Rate, Few Underweight Children: UNICEF Report
Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.
-
Low And High BMI Could Raise Child's Risk To Develop Eating Disorder Later: Study
Underweight children could be at an increased risk of developing anorexia nervosa in adolescence
-
More Than A Quarter Of Delhi Children Below 5 Underweight; Foods That Will Help Your Child Gain Weight
"Malnutrition is not just lack of food, it is a combination of factors like insufficient protein, energy and micronutrients, poor care and feeding practices, inadequate health services, frequent infections or disease, and poor water and sanitation."
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3 Children In Jharkhand Shelter Home Dies Of Alleged Malnutrition
Three "underweight" children of a Jharkhand government sponsored shelter home have died allegedly of malnutrition last week, an official said today.
-
India Has Most Malnourished Children In The World: Report
Close to 37% of Indian kids under five years of age are underweight.
-
Why Isn't My Baby Gaining Weight?
Is your child underweight? Here are some of the reasons your toddler is not able to put on weight.
-
97 Million Underweight Children Lived in India in 2016: Lancet Study
According to the latest study, published in the renowned journal Lancet, about 97 million underweight children lived in India in 2016.
-
Maharashtra: Anganwadi Workers Continue To Strike, Parents and Children Suffer
Anganwadi workers have been on strike across the entire state of Maharashtra since September 11th, and this, of late, has started bothering the parents of children who rely on these anganwadis for their daily meals. The children have now resumed eating home-cooked meals and are even resorting to cheap, junk food.
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Malnutrition Causes 9.4% Of The Total Infant Deaths
Of all infant deaths, about 9.4% are contributed due to malnutrition and babies which are underweight, as admitted by Public Health Department Minister Dr Deepak Sawant.
-
1 out of 10 Indian Children Aged 6-23 Months Gets Adequate Diet
According to a survey, only one in 10 Indian children aged 6-23 months gets 'adequate diet' and 35.7 per cent of children below five years of age are underweight.
-
How Parents Struggle To Get Their Underweight Children Treated In Palghar
Palghar, Maharashtra: Three-year old Gauri Sapta from Dohrepada in Maharashtra’s Jawhar has made at least 15 trips to the Jawhar Kutir hospital in the last three years. Each time, she spends over a week there to be nourished back to health. The ideal weight for a girl of her age is 12-13 kg. Gauri, however, weighs less than 5 kg. This time, her ...
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28% Kids Found Underweight At Health Camps In Maharashtra's Rural Palghar
Thane: Palghar district in Maharashtra is grappling with severe child malnutrition, a survey has shown. During the recent health camps, nearly 28 per cent children were found to be severely underweight in tribal-dominated Mokhada taluka in the rural Palghar district. State Health Minister Deepak Sawant visited the camps held at five villages in the...
