In Bihar, alarming statistics from the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) highlight the consequences of inadequate ...

Bhubaneswar: A lack of protein in children's diet can lead to stunted growth, fatigue, poor concentration and a weakened ...

of children under five years are stunted.” He attributed this to poor maternal, infant and young children feeding practices during the first 1,000 days (from pregnancy to two years of age).

A new report by Children First found that public policies are failing to produce the opportunity families need to help their ...

A study has found India's expanded PDS under NFSA has prevented 1.8 million children from being stunted, improved dietary ...

The countries profiled include the 36 countries identified in The Lancet (Black et al., 2008) that account for 90% of the world’s stunted children, and 32 smaller countries with rates of stunting ...

Unhappy home conditions can cause not only mental retardation in children but stunted physical growth as well. This syndrome only recently achieved the distinction of a medical name ...

Expansion of India’s public distribution system (PDS) has played a significant role in preventing stunted growth -- a serious ...