Nutrition Debate
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Bread is often ultra-processed – but that doesn’t mean it’s bad for you
Although supermarket bread may be classified as ultra-processed, that doesn’t mean you can’t include it as part of a balanced diet.
Duane Mellor, The Conversation
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In maps: India’s vulnerable children are paying the price of upper-caste prejudice with their bodies
Influenced by conservative vegetarian lobbies, most BJP-ruled states do not serve nutrition-laden eggs in school and Anganwadi menus.
Swati Narayan
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Explainer: Does Akshaya Patra actually serve midday meals in schools for free?
The question resurfaced after a new controversy erupted over the organisation’s refusal to use onion and garlic in the food it gives children.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘Political conspiracy’, alleges HD Revanna on his arrest for alleged abduction related to rape case
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Maharashtra puts on hold its controversial plan to supply malnourished kids with therapeutic foods
The state government’s proposal violates national guidelines.
Aarefa Johari
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Replacing hot cooked meals with packaged food mixes will affect children’s health, say nutritionists
With Maharashtra set to do away with fresh meals for anganwadi children, doctors and activists debate controversial fortified foods.
Aarefa Johari
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Rs 575 crore business – but 3 million children stand to lose their hot cooked meals in Maharashtra
The state has used a loophole created by the Centre to replace freshly cooked meals with packaged food.
Aarefa Johari
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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