Study in urban slums finds inadequate nutrition in energy and protein among children aged two to five years.
A recently-published study to estimate “child food poverty” among children aged between 2 and 5 in urban slums found that they lacked adequate nutrition in energy and protein. Most children in urban slums were suffering from moderate child food poverty and had poor feeding practices.
Inadequate dietary intake in early childhood can lead to failure of children reaching their growth potential.
Scheduled Caste children south of the Vindhyas had better health outcomes than those living in the north, shows research.
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