Author(s): Vidushi Shrivastava and Manoj Tyagi

Abstract: Despite having plenty of its main food commodities produced domestically, India has serious issues with hunger and food insecurity due to severe inequality, broad economic suffering, high unemployment, and inefficient distribution networks. As a result of the nationwide closure of schools due to the epidemic, children were deprived of their midday meal. The Anganwadi Center-based Supplemental Nutrition for ICDS programmed in rural regions have also been severely affected. In India, there is a triple burden of malnutrition - undernutrition, overweight/obesity, and hidden hunger or micronutrient deficiencies - combined with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). To combat this, an effective nutritional intervention is crucial. The biggest causes of health loss in India are anaemia, maternal and child malnutrition.

DOI: 10.33545/26633582.2023.v5.i2a.115

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