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The first week of September is observed as the National Nutrition Week to spread awareness about the pitfalls of nutritional deficiencies and how to address them. To spread awareness about this silent and unnoticed epidemic, National Nutrition Week is observed between 1st and 7th September.
Nutritional deficiency is a silent killer, especially in the present-day setting where several cannot afford a balanced meal, and many are giving into fad diet trends. This combined with the increasingly ...more

With fad diets and hectic lifestyles becoming more and more common in urban environments, nutritional deficiencies are on the rise in India. The other big factors for nutritional deficiencies are lack of access to balanced diets, lack of awareness, and the slow transition from natural and organic food to packaged and processed ones. To spread awareness about the grave dangers of nutritional deficiencies, especially of micronutrients, the first week of September is observed as the National Nutrit...more

Why Proper Meal Timing Is Necessary?

Nutritional Deficiencies Of Indian Women!

Are you gaining excessive amount of weight during your pregnancy, well you are not alone. Most of the pregnant women tend to be overweight or obese. You are viewed as overweight, if your pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) is approximately between twenty-five and twenty-nine. Your BMI is the relationship between your height and weight. You are considered obese, if your BMI is thirty or more.

However, here are some ways with which you can control the weight gain during pregnancy:
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Common Nutrition Deficiencies In Children!

Pregnant women need additional proteins in pregnancy, mainly in third trimester.
The requirement of protein is about 70-90 g in pregnancy, depending on the weight.

In the first two trimesters, you need protein (grams) =1.2*body weight
In last trimester you need protein (grams) =1.5*body weight

Now I would advise taking most of these proteins via diet. So my first advise would be-

1) visit a nutritionist and get a diet chart made-
However, sometimes it's not...more

Population growth is a major concern in most developing countries across the globe. As per the reports of the United Nations, the estimated global population was 7 billion in the year 2011. In the next three decades, it is expected to increase by 2 billion people, taking the final count from 7.7 billion in 2020 to 9.7 billion in 2050. By the start of the 22nd century, the world population could peak at approximately 11 billion.

India currently has a population of 1.35 billion and such a...more

Population growth is a major concern in most developing countries across the globe. As per the reports of the United Nations, the estimated global population was 7 billion in the year 2011. In the next three decades, it is expected to increase by 2 billion people, taking the final count from 7.7 billion in 2020 to 9.7 billion in 2050. By the start of the 22nd century, the world population could peak at approximately 11 billion.

India currently has a population of 1.35 billion and such a...more

World population day is an initiative by the governing council of the united nations development programme. It was first introduced in the year 1989 and has been an annual event ever since. The day, observed on july 11 every year, aims to raise awareness about the escalating global population and the importance of reproductive health.

With india s population skyrocketing and reproductive health problems contributing to the death, disability, and poor health of the people, the united n...more