AT the time of independence, India faced the twin problems of acute and chronic undernutrition of its children. This was essentially a result of low dietary intake because of poverty and low purchasing power, high prevalence of infection because of poor access to safe drinking water, sanitation and health care and poor utilization of available facilities due to low literacy and lack of awareness.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/combating-dual-nutrition-burden-children
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/prema-ramachandran
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/seminar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malnutrition
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/children
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-policy
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/immunisation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vaccination
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/breast-feeding
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutritional-diseases
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
