Nutritional Adequacy, Diversity and Choice Among Primary School Children Policy and Practice in India /

This book highlights the reality of malnutrition among school-age children in India and relates it with dietary adequacy, diversity and choice. Using empirical data from field research conducted in Karnataka, India, it documents the nutritional status of school-going children, and examines the socio...

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1. Verfasser: Seshadri, Shreelata Rao (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Singapore : Springer Singapore , 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9789811034701
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: the reality of malnutrition in India and its relation to poverty and hunger
  • Research context
  • How are we growing?: Primary school children in rural India and their nutritional outcomes
  • What we ate then and what we eat now: Grandmother's Tale Chapter 5: Health and Nutrition in schools: Teachers' Account
  • Why do we eat what we eat? Changing dietary choice
  • Food and Nutrition Policy: the Government response
  • The Health Eco-System: a suggested framework for food and nutrition at various levels - schools, households, community, programs and policy.