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Gender Disparities in the Prevalence of Undernutrition and the Higher Risk among the Young Women of Indian Tribes
Undernutrition is a consistent health problem among the children as well as the adult populations in India. The prevalence is highest among the individuals from the marginalized sections of the Indian society like Scheduled Tribes…
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Indian tribal populations are experiencing phenomenal changes on the social, cultural, and economic fronts, for the past 50 years [1]. Like all developing countries, large-scale developmental activities and urbanization in India have brought…
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Antenatal, postnatal nutritional intervention needed to decrease linear growth stunting in young Indian children
Stunting—a low height for age, also called linear growth retardation—is on the decline in India in certain age groups, but more attention still needs to be paid to it as an indicator of undernutrition in children younger than 5 years, according to an article published recently in Indian Pediatrics. Underweight…
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Posted in Nutrition, Nutrition Featured 2, Pediatrics
Also tagged antenatal nutrition, decreased birth weight, linear growth retardation, linear growth stunting, nutrition, pediatric, pediatric growth, pediatrics, postnatal nutrition, public health, stunting
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An Integrated Nutrition and Health Program Package on IYCN Improves Breastfeeding But Not Complementary Feeding and Nutritional Status in Rural Northern India
Undernutrition among children in developing countries remains a significant public health problem. Most recent estimates based on WHO Child Growth Standards suggest that…
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