Health

Africa: New Study Finds That Orange Sweet Potato Reduces Diarrhea in Children

Washington D.C. — Study Found Greater Impact in Reducing Diarrhea in Children with Educated Mothers

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Diarrhoea, Waterborne diseases, Child Health, Children, Africa
Forests

Greenery makes kids brighter

- Study links open spaces to learning, memory

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Forests, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Children, Child Health, Carbon Dioxide, Afforestation
Health

Polio vaccine refusal to draw legal action in Balochistan

The Balochistan government has decided to enact a law enabling security agencies to take action against parents and heads of educational institutions, including religious seminaries, who refuse to

Publication Date: 
15/06/2015
Tribune (Pakistan)
Tags:
Health, Polio, Pakistan, Child Health, Vaccination, Children, South Asia
People

World Report on Child Labour 2015

The second volume of the ILO World Report on Child Labour series highlights the close linkages between child labour and good youth employment outcomes, and the consequent need for common policy approaches to addressing challenges arising in countries where both child labour and youth unemployment prevail.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2015
International Labour Office
Tags:
Child Labour, Unemployment, Education, Children, Environment, India, Global, Poverty
Health

Maggi flagged for high salt 3 years ago

A CSE study on junk food had flagged health concerns over 'very high salt content' in Nestle's Maggi instant noodles.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Food Safety, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Salt, Lead, Health Effects, Children, Child Health, Nutrition, Health
Health

CSE welcomes initiative to test processed food like Maggi

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday welcomed the food authorities' initiative in testing processed food for contaminants like heavy metals - in the context of the ongoing controve

Publication Date: 
04/06/2015
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Food Safety, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Health Effects, Food Process Industry, Children, Child Health, Regulations, Health
Health

Body composition during growth in children: limitations and perspectives of bioelectrical impedance analysis

There are a number of differences between the body composition of children and adults. Body composition measurements in children are inherently challenging, because of the rapid growth-related changes in height, weight, fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM), but they are fundamental for the quality of the clinical follow-up. All body composition measurements for clinical use are 'indirect' methods based on assumptions that do not hold true in all situations or subjects.

Publication Date: 
03/06/2015
U G Kyle, C P Earthman, C Pichard & et al
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
69
1298–1305
Tags:
Children, Nutrition, Obesity, Diseases, Research
Health

The Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI 2014): measuring the political commitment to reduce hunger and undernutrition in Developing Countries

This report presents the Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) 2014.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2015
Dolf J.H. te Lintelo, Rajith W.D. Lakshman
Institute of Development Studies
Tags:
Nutrition, Malnutrition, Food Security, Developing Countries, India, Poverty, Children, Child Health
Health

South Sudan: Children Face Worsening Nutrition Crisis As South Sudan Fighting Intensifies

Juba — The lives of nearly a quarter of a million children are at significant risk as food and nutrition security rapidly deteriorate in parts of South Sudan, UNICEF said today.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Malnutrition, Children, Child Health, Nutrition, Sudan, Africa
Food Policy

The state of food insecurity in the world 2015

The number of hungry people in the world has dropped to 795 million – 216 million fewer than in 1990-92 – or around one person out of every nine, according to the latest edition of the annual UN hunger report (The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 - SOFI).

Publication Date: 
27/05/2015
FAO
Tags:
Food Security, Malnutrition, Nutrition, Children, Agriculture, Economic Development, Developing Countries, India, Global, Poverty

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