Health And Nutrition
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Child undernutrition may be on a rise in India, reversing decades of gains
Early data from the just-released first phase of the latest National Family Health Survey also indicates that more infants now receive vaccines.
Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com
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Interview: Villarreal’s nutritionist Hector Uso opens up about footballers’ diets, veganism and more
Uso has worked as the Valencia-based club’s nutritionist for over two decades.
Vinayakk Mohanarangan
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The burden of raising children on organic diets falls disproportionately on mothers
We need to focus more on the role of the state in ensuring food security and access to nutrition.
Kate Cairns, Aeon, Norah MacKendrick, Aeon & Josée Johnston, Aeon
Trending
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Virat Kohli uses an 'MRF bat'. Rohit Sharma uses a 'CEAT bat'. But whose bat do they really use?
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Caught on camera: How Deep Sidhu was chased away from the farmers’ protest at Red Fort in Delhi
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‘Delhi is our capital too’: A blow-by-blow account of the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Whichever way you look at it, Modi’s handling of the farm laws has been a complete mess
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National Milk Day 2019: Why is it celebrated in India on 26th November?
In 2014, all dairy majors of the country, along with the Indian Dairy Association, resolved to observe 26th November as National Milk Day.
Scroll Staff
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It isn’t enough to just eat the right foods. Their cooking and processing also matters
Processing food breaks down and modifies essential components. This is why junk foods, even ‘fibre-rich ones’, are empty of almost everything but calories.
Anthony Fardet and Edmond Rock, The Conversation
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India’s polluted air is wiping clean Swacch Bharat benefits – and stunting children’s growth
While rural children might expect to arrest stunting due to better sanitation, this benefit might not be realised if they remain exposed to high air pollution.
Sahana Ghosh
Video
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Watch: Doctors suture head injury of farmer under mobile phone lights after tractor rally
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Watch: Meet Simba, the first lion cub born from artificial insemination in a Singapore wildlife park
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Watch: Massive deployment of forces outside the Red Fort in Delhi a day after tractor rally violence
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Watch: Rekha Bhardwaj, Yashraj Mukhate collaborate for a capella version of Bollywood song ‘Insaaf’
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Caught on camera: How Deep Sidhu was chased away from the farmers’ protest at Red Fort in Delhi
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Only 23% of Indian toddlers and infants get a balanced diet. Educating women can help change that
A mother’s level of education is a greater determiner of diet than household wealth.
Swagata Yadavar, HealthCheck.in
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Interview: Parliamentarians should be made accountable for child malnutrition in India
Harvard professor who led study on the high prevalence of child malnutrition in India speaks on some of its findings.
Rohit Inani
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Malnutrition is a growing concern in developed countries, and vegan diets could be a contributor
Does the West need bio-fortification programmes to prevent an epidemic of hidden hunger caused by a rise in veganism?
Chris Elliott, The Conversation, Chen Situ, The Conversation & Claire McEvoy, The Conversation
The Reel
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Digital premiere of Tamil movie ‘Master’ on Amazon Prime Video
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Satyajit Ray at 100: Why Sharmila Tagore considers ‘Devi’ her best collaboration with the master
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Netflix acquires Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’
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‘Love Scandal & Doctors’ trailer: In AltBalaji web series, drugs, crime and murder at a hospital
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‘Aelay’ trailer: Tamil drama about an ice candy seller stars Samuthirakani, Manikandan
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No boost for Horlicks, Complan: The taste of India’s childhood faces an unsteady future
Growth in sales of malted milk drinks is slowing significantly as consumers switch to drinks with less sugar.
Ari Altstedter, Bloomberg & PR Sanjai, Bloomberg
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Coarse cereals have disappeared from Indian diets, leading to iron deficiencies among the population
Between 1983 and 2011, the total iron intake in India has reduced by 21% in rural areas and 11% in urban areas, says new research.
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Coarse cereals have disappeared from Indian diets, leading to iron deficiencies among the population
Between 1983 and 2011, the total iron intake in India has reduced by 21% in rural areas and 11% in urban areas, says new research.
Padmaparna Ghosh
The Field
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Hockey: India concede two goals in final quarter to go down against World no 2 Argentina
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Pant, Ashwin among four Indians in contention for newly-introduced ICC player of the month award
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Sourav Ganguly complains of chest pain again, to be readmitted to hospital: Report
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Pause, rewind, play: When Djokovic won his first Major at 2008 Aus Open to foretell his dominance
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Being locked up for months in bio-bubbles is unsustainable, says Australia’s Aaron Finch