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RURAL NUTRITION DECLINE
Scientists warn this common food habit could be ageing your heart & brain faster. Here's who is most likely to do itSalt consumption study: New research suggests that older men are more likely than women to add extra salt to their food. The study found th...05 Jun, 2026, 05.50 PM IST- Is India winning the wrong battle on infant mortality?India's infant mortality rate has significantly dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. This progress is largely due to a surge...02 Jun, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
- Rural, urban calorie intake down in 2023-24A recent government report indicates a slight decrease in average daily calorie intake in India, falling to 2,383 kcal in 2023-24. Rural ar...01 Jul, 2025, 12.37 AM IST
- Drop in nutrition, calorie intake in almost 80% of rural population: Economist Utsa PatnaikEconomist Utsa Patnaik estimates that over 80% of India's rural population now consumes less than 2,200 calories daily. This signifies a de...07 Nov, 2024, 02.08 PM IST
- HUL’s Q1 show unlikely to give Street reason to turn more bullishWhile rural demand picked up, it has come at the cost of down-trading. Certain categories like ice-creams and hygiene products did sell wel...21 Jul, 2020, 07.27 AM IST
- Number of undernourished people declines in India; obesity in adults on the rise: UNState of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Monday, estimated that almost 690 million people globally were undern...14 Jul, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
- Protein intake in India dips, oil & fat consumption increasesData shows that daily protein consumption at the national level dipped in both rural and urban areas.06 May, 2015, 11.49 AM IST
- India’s eating habits may have changed, but not nutrition levelsThe average calorific value of food consumed was 2,099 kilocalories (Kcal) per person per day in rural areas and 2,058 Kcal in urban areas ...27 Dec, 2014, 12.56 PM IST
- India's eating habits may have changed, but not nutrition levelsThe recommended calorie intake for Indians set by the National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR, is 2,320 Kcal per day for a man aged 18-29 yea...27 Dec, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
- India's rank improves to 55th position on global hunger indexCountry's score is better than Pakistan (rank 57) and Bangladesh (57) but it still trails behind Nepal (44) and Sri Lanka (39).13 Oct, 2014, 05.58 PM IST
- Starved of ideas: Expanding the leaky public distribution system won’t deliver food securityEven accepting increased calorie consumption as the goal, an expanded PDS is not the answer.19 Oct, 2012, 12.05 PM IST
- NSSO figures call Narendra Modi's bluff on malnutritionWhichever way you slice and dice the data, Narendra Modi's statement about causes of malnutrition in the state he has been ruling for over ...31 Aug, 2012, 11.25 AM IST
- Poverty 'down', but not the hungryAccording to the National Institute of Nutrition, an average Indian male of age 18-29 years and weighing 60kg needs 2,320Kcal per day if he...01 Apr, 2012, 09.10 AM IST
- Strengthen agri-nutrition linkActive public support can reverse a recent trend of worsening nutrition among the poor.24 Dec, 2011, 03.46 AM IST
- UNWFP warns of potential nutritional crisis in central AmericaThe UNWFP has warned of a potential nutritional crisis in Central America, where the prices of wheat and corn have nearly doubled in the pa...27 Feb, 2008, 10.40 AM IST
- Globalisation of nutritional problemsBeware! The sort of food you eat can bite back, probably through your medical spends.10 Oct, 2007, 04.33 AM IST
- Indians eating out more, but spending less on foodIndians are eating less, eating out more, and consuming more fat and less protein. These are some of the broad changes noted by the Nationa...02 Jun, 2007, 01.37 AM IST
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