In the last set of dietary guidelines released 13 years ago by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the primary focus seemed to be on protein energy malnutrition (PEM), iron deficiency disease, and low weight in infants at birth. However, the recently released updated guidelines, for the first time, highlighted the coexistence of obesity …
India has seen a steady increase in obesity levels — not only in adults but children too — over the last 32 years. At the same time, the prevalence of undernutrition has also remained high in the country. As a result, India has become one of the countries with a high “double burden,” according to …
India ranks the highest in the world for underweight girls and the second highest for boys. A new global analysis, published by The Lancet, shows that in India, about 35 million girls and 42 million boys, between five and 19 years, were underweight in 2022, compared to 39 million girls and 70 million boys in …