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

· Sep 23, 2019 · 09:30 pm

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

· Aug 11, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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

· Jun 19, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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

· Apr 25, 2019 · 02:30 pm

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

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Chen Situ, The Conversation

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Claire McEvoy, The Conversation

· Dec 18, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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

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PR Sanjai, Bloomberg

· Nov 15, 2018 · 12:00 pm

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

· Oct 17, 2018 · 07:48 pm

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

· Oct 17, 2018 · 12:30 pm

The ‘heart-healthy’ Mediterranean diet reduces risk of stroke only in women, finds a new study

The researchers believe this is the first study to investigate the relevance of the diet on people at different levels of cardiovascular disease risk.

Ailsa Welch, The Conversation

· Sep 26, 2018 · 08:30 pm

How the humble mushroom became a nutritional star

Mushrooms, long popular on pizza and in cooking, are getting more attention for their health benefits.

Robert Beelman, The Conversation

· May 05, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Adivasis in Odisha have not benefited from decades-old government schemes to combat malnutrition

Anganwadi centres in the state are poorly equipped as per guidelines of the flagship Integrated Child Development Services scheme.

Abhijit Mohanty

· Apr 04, 2018 · 08:30 pm

‘It’s our god, our mother’: For Odisha’s tribes, preserving forests is key to a sustainable future

Access to naturally grown forest produce would go a long way in protecting tribal communities in Odisha from the worst impacts of climate change.

Basudev Mahapatra

· Dec 20, 2017 · 11:30 pm