Malnutrition

Southern Africa faces humanitarian crisis as millions exacerbated with hunger, floods

Tens of millions are grappling with hunger, malnutrition, and water shortages across southern Africa as extreme drought and floods ravage the region....

Friday, April 5, 2024 5:35 PM

UN raises alarm over escalating malnutrition among women, children in Afghanistan

Highlighting a grim reality, the World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan sounds the alarm on a surge in malnutrition cases, particularly among women...

Sunday, March 31, 2024 6:15 PM

Low Fibre consumption by mother may delay infant’s brain development

Undernutrition during pregnancy is one of the risk factors for diseases in children as they grow older, said researchers, adding that maternal malnutr...

Friday, July 28, 2023 3:13 PM

Chattishgarh govt sets goal to make state free from malnutrition, anemia in next 3 years

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday announced that a campaign to eradicate malnutrition and anaemia will be launched in all districts to coincide...

Saturday, August 10, 2019 12:18 PM

Healthy diet helps protect against malnutrition in all its forms

Consuming a healthy diet throughout the life-course helps prevent malnutrition in all its forms as well as a range of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)...

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 2:23 PM

What causes malnutrition in elderly people?

Malnutrition in elderly people is quite common. While malnutrition can occur at any age, elderly people aged 65 and above are particularly prone to it...

Friday, September 7, 2018 10:31 AM