While ensuring food and economic security for the poor is obviously a high priority, we cannot ignore the clear linkage between unhealthy diets and the severity of the pandemic.
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Co-creating a renewed nutrition vision for India: Insights from a collaborative workshop
India has witnessed rapid transitions in its socioeconomic, demographic, health and nutrition patterns over the last decade. While undernutrition continues to be a problem, the prevalence of overnutrition is also on the rise. No state or district in India is immune from the challenge of malnutrition - be it stunting, wasting, anemia, micronutrient deficiencies, low >> Read more Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
Co-creating a renewed nutrition vision for India: Insights from a collaborative workshop
India has witnessed rapid transitions in its socioeconomic, demographic, health and nutrition patterns over the last decade. While undernutrition continues to be a problem, the prevalence of overnutrition is also on the rise. No state or district in In... Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
News: “100 Million Health” Initiative and the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Egypt
Egypt's recent national campaign "100 Million Health" is an evidence of the country's commitment towards eradicating the "silent epidemic" of Hepatitis C and raising awareness for controlling the spread of non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.
In order to support the 100 Million Health initiative with research-based evidence, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held a seminar in partnership with the National Nutrition Committee at the Academy for Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) on February 26, 2019. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Dietary changes and rising obesity in the Near East and North Africa Region
October 22, 2018 Tamara Nanitashvili, Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, FAO Regional Office The Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region, is characterized with multiple burdens of malnutrition, including under-nutrition (wasting and stunting), over-nutrition (overweight and obesity) and micronutrient deficiencies. The prevalence of obesity in the region, which is rising at […] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
