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Poverty, Mother's Health Behind Child Malnutrition In India

Poverty, Mother's Health Behind Child Malnutrition In India

by The Daily Eye Team December 21 2015, 3:04 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 34 secs

Boston:??Short Maternal Stature, Extreme Poverty, Poor Dietary Diversity And Mother's Lack Of Education Are Among The Top Five Risk Factors For Malnutrition In Children In India, According To A New Harvard Study. Nearly 40 Per Cent Of All Children In India Are Stunted - Of Extremely Low Height For Their Age - And Nearly 30 Per Cent Are Underweight, Researchers Said. The Study From Harvard T H Chan School Of Public Health Has Now Pinpointed The Five Top Risk Factors Responsible For More Than Two-Thirds Of The Problem. The Study Is The First To Comprehensively Analyse And Estimate The Relative Importance Of Known Risk Factors For Child Under Nutrition. Read More at www.ndtv.com




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