Malnutrition-free India: Dream or reality

In spite of great efforts done by the Government of India to tackle the problem of malnutrition, proportion of population normal on nutrition scale has been stationary; nearly half of them have been a victim of under- and over-nutrition. Over a period, undernutrition has declined but this has been c...

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Published in:Indian journal of public health 2017-07, Vol.61 (3), p.155-162
Main Author: Mishra, C P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Children & youth
Chronic illnesses
Dietary minerals
Economic development
Economic growth
Energy balance
Epidemiology
Families & family life
Food
Food security
Girls
Health aspects
Households
Hunger
Iron
Malnutrition
Nutrition
nutritional imbalance
Overnutrition
parental paradox
Population
poverty
Rural areas
Surveillance
Undernutrition
Vitamin A
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Summary:In spite of great efforts done by the Government of India to tackle the problem of malnutrition, proportion of population normal on nutrition scale has been stationary; nearly half of them have been a victim of under- and over-nutrition. Over a period, undernutrition has declined but this has been compensated by overnutrition. Hidden hunger is a still an unfinished agendum. The achievement of food grain security at the national level did not percolate down, and households' food insecurity and level of chronic food insecurity are still high. High economic growth rates have failed to improve food security in India. There is a need and scope for organizational, financial, and managerial reforms in this direction. The repercussion of malnutrition is not limited to physical deterioration, but it also affects the psychological level of victims. The legislative, service, and educational approaches should be optimized to fulfill the dream of malnutrition-free India.
ISSN:0019-557X
2229-7693
DOI:10.4103/ijph.IJPH_217_17