Study finds children in urban slums suffering from ‘moderate child food poverty’ despite govt. nutrition programmes

Study finds children in urban slums suffering from ‘moderate child food poverty’ despite govt. nutrition programmes

A recently-published study to estimate “child food poverty” among children aged between 2 and 5 in urban slums found that they lacked adequate nutrition in energy and protein. Most children in urban slums were suffering from moderate child food poverty and had poor feeding practices. Inadequate dietary intake in early childhood can lead to failure … Read more