But Undernutrition and low BMI does impact on lower pregnancy rates
and higher risk of miscarriage.
The 2019 Global Hunger Index(GHI)
indicates that the level of hunger and Undernutrition worldwide falls into the serious category.
To improve the health of pregnant women and lactating mothers and
reducing the effects of Undernutrition through cash incentives.
We know it sets off poverty and intergenerational Undernutrition(you can read IndiaSpend stories on the subject here
and here).
The Government has decided to lay focused attention on Undernutrition and identified 113 most backward districts across the country.
If a child cannot be protected from Undernutrition in the first few years,
the probability of later interventions succeeding is small.
One in every five Indian children has faced acute Undernutrition between 2014-18, the period covered by the latest Hunger Index.
The GHI scores are based on a formula that captures three dimensions of hunger- insufficient caloric intake,
child Undernutrition and child mortality- using four indicators:.
Since 2011, the EU has mobilised €422 million in humanitarian assistance
to people affected by conflict, natural disasters, outbreaks, food insecurity and Undernutrition in Sudan.
The GHI scores are based on a formula that captures three dimensions of hunger- insufficient caloric intake,
child Undernutrition, and child mortality- using following four component indicators:.
The GHI scores are usually based on a formula that captures 3 dimensions of hunger- child mortality,
insufficient caloric intake and child Undernutrition using 4 component indicators:.
Yet, the National Food Security Act(NFSA), 2013, has four components that can help in the making of a
small dent in the scale of the problem of hunger and Undernutrition.
Approximately 48% children under the age of 5 are stunted(short for their height), and 17.5% are wasted(too thin for their
height), while 42% are underweight- a glaring mark of chronic Undernutrition.
Worldwide, India also
has one of the highest rates of child Undernutrition and household food insecurity- that is,
inadequate or inconsistent access to enough safe and nutritious food to sustain a healthy life.