Malnutrition

Addressing malnutrition in all its forms represents an integrated agenda focusing on the root causes of malnutrition at all stages of the life course. In this section you will find material on the full range of malnutrition topics including childhood and elderly malnutrition, stunting, wasting, underweight, dysphagia as well as assessment and screening tools like the Mini Nutritional Assessment.

Publications

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Ragi - A Super Grain & Potential Need of its Fortification

Micronutrient deficiencies particularly that of iron early in life is often linked with adverse outcomes in growing infants and later life. In India, in most of the regions, ragi is used as one of the complementary foods for infants due to its

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Growing-Up Milks: Nutritional Relevance and Importance

Toddlers are children, during this growing phase, they have specific nutritional requirements. If these specific requirements are not met, they are at an increased risk for multiple nutritional deficiencies or malnutrition. It is, therefore

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Importance of the Appropriate Complementary Feeding

Early dietary behavior, right from the complementary feeding period, influences the food preferences and health outcomes later in life. Complementary feeding practices are important to ensure an adequate nutrition for a child from 6 to 24 months of

Videos

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Anemia In Pregnancy: Nestle

View the webinar about Anemia In Pregnancy by Dr. (Prof.) Gita Ganguly Mukherjee presented at Nestlé Nutrition Institute, Kolkata.

Conferences

Euro Fed Lipid Congress 2016

The symposium will be take place at the International Conference Center (ICC) located in the green museum area close to the historical centre of one of the most enchanting medieval cities in Europe.

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