Improve nutritional content of school meals to tackle stunting
Publication information:
Swaminathan S, Subramanian.
Improve nutritional content of school meals to tackle stunting. Hindustan Times.
Abstract
As per the latest National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau, which has been collecting data on diet and nutritional status of rural, tribal and urban populations for almost four decades, the calorie intake of children (1-3 years) in rural areas was only about 70% of their requirement due to shortage.