Stunting

Children’s Day 2019: India can break the vicious cycle of malnutrition

The face of malnutrition today is complex. More children are surviving birth and early childhood but most are not thriving.

Shoddy implementation of the mid-day meal scheme can have some serious implications on a child's health

Deficiencies in a child's growing years can lead to stunting, low weight to height ratio or underweight issues, anaemia and vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

Study links underweight children in urban India with social backwardness, illiteracy and lack of toilets

A new study by National Institute of Nutrition shows that an underweight child in urban India is more likely to belong to a disadvantaged community, have an illiterate father or live in a home without a toilet than other children