function opengr3(){ var popurl="html/20030715_gr3.htm" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=500,height=500,scrollbars=yes") } Land of the Fat In the last week of June, the big fight

New lands of the fat?

Let us now consider the larger terrain in which the results of the surveys must be understood. It is clear that from the mid-1970s onwards, nutrition

From the maw of the Indian state there has emerged an undigested piece of development cake: nutritionally speaking, people’s diets are out of joint. The nutritional value of the food people

Urbanisation in developing countries is marked by large increases in population and has consequences such as sprawl. As a physical phenomenon, urbanisation takes two paths: through expansion of existing urban bodies by engulfing adjoining villages into th

A recent survey on the psychological health of Kathmandu residents highlights the deleterious impact of rapid urbanisation on the human mind. The study reveals that 30 per cent of the residents of

Rising pollution levels in Nepal's Kathmandu valley are a cause for concern. In a recent survey, tourists singled out air pollution as the most disturbing factor during their stay in the country.

Waterborne diseases are the biggest threat to children