GLOBAL NUTRITIONAL REPORT
Indian Scenario
Over half of Indian women in the age group 15-49 years are anaemic.
There has been a rise in anaemic Indian women since 2016.
India is also among 23 countries that have made no progress or are worsening on reducing ‘childhood wasting’.
Wasting refers to children whose weight is low-for-their height.
Over 17 per cent of Indian children under 5 years of age are affected.
This figure is much higher than the average for Asia where close to 9 per cent of children are affected.
India is ‘off-course in meeting 7 of the 13 global nutrition targets.
These include sodium intake, raised blood pressure (both men and women), obesity (both men and women) and diabetes (both men and women).
Some 6.2 per cent of adult (aged 18 years and over) women and 3.5 per cent of adult men are living with obesity in the country.
India is among 53 countries ‘on course’ to meet the target for stunting
But over 34 per cent of children under 5 years of age are still affected
This figure is higher than average for Asia, where close to 22 per cent are affected by stunting.
The country is also among 105 countries that are ‘on course’ to meet the target for ‘childhood overweight’ and among 53 countries ‘on course’ to meet the target for ‘exclusive breastfeeding’.
Some 58 per cent of infants in the age group 0-5 months are exclusively breastfed in India.
India does not have adequate data on the prevalence of ‘low birth weight’.
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Indian Scenario
Over half of Indian women in the age group 15-49 years are anaemic.
There has been a rise in anaemic Indian women since 2016.
India is also among 23 countries that have made no progress or are worsening on reducing ‘childhood wasting’.
Wasting refers to children whose weight is low-for-their height.
Over 17 per cent of Indian children under 5 years of age are affected.
This figure is much higher than the average for Asia where close to 9 per cent of children are affected.
India is ‘off-course in meeting 7 of the 13 global nutrition targets.
These include sodium intake, raised blood pressure (both men and women), obesity (both men and women) and diabetes (both men and women).
Some 6.2 per cent of adult (aged 18 years and over) women and 3.5 per cent of adult men are living with obesity in the country.
India is among 53 countries ‘on course’ to meet the target for stunting
But over 34 per cent of children under 5 years of age are still affected
This figure is higher than average for Asia, where close to 22 per cent are affected by stunting.
The country is also among 105 countries that are ‘on course’ to meet the target for ‘childhood overweight’ and among 53 countries ‘on course’ to meet the target for ‘exclusive breastfeeding’.
Some 58 per cent of infants in the age group 0-5 months are exclusively breastfed in India.
India does not have adequate data on the prevalence of ‘low birth weight’.
@JKEXAMSFORUM
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