Nutrition Paradox: Severe Acute Malnutrition Amidst the Proliferation of Processed Foods in Bilaspur’s Tribal Region in Chhattisgarh, India by Kimberley D’Souza, Naveen Ramesh

“…Despite India’s overall economic growth and targeted antimalnutrition efforts, certain districts in Chhattisgarh, exhibit high severe acute malnutrition (SAM) rates, at 17.4% in 2022 per NFHS-5 data. …”
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Decomposing social groups differential in stunting among children under five in India using nationally representative sample data by Mriganka Dolui, Sanjit Sarkar

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Acute malnutrition associated with mid-upper arm circumference among under-five children in tribal areas, India: a cross-sectional study by Shraboni Patra, Shashikant Sambharkar, Sheetal Harode, Kalpana Barde, Amita Pillewan

“… Abstract Objective: For the past three decades, India has implemented several nutrition programmes to address malnutrition in the under-fives. …”
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Household Food Insecurity and the Factors Influencing Growth and Nutrition Among Under-5 Children in Hubballi, India: A Case-Control Study by Anjana R Joshi, Rizwana B Shaikh, Kashavva B Andanigoudar, Rohit D Teli, Saiprasad Tilagul

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HIV and Malnutrition: Effects on Immune System by Shalini Duggal, Tulsi Das Chugh, Ashish Kumar Duggal

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Sociodemographic Factors and Antenatal Service Utilization among Severe Acute Malnutrition Children under 2 Years of Age, Western India (Rajkot, Gujarat) – A Hospital-based Case-Control Study by Rujal D. Bhitora, Vibha V. Gosalia, Harsha M. Solanki

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The interplay between oral microbiome, malnutrition, and oral cancer/diseases by Gowtham Kumar Subbaraj, Madhusudhanan Narayanan

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New WHO guideline on the prevention and management of acute malnutrition in infants and young children: remaining challenges by Peter Rohloff, Subodh Gupta, Shela Sridhar, Waleska López Canu, Wendy Rodríguez Gómez, Anahi Venzor

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The hidden crisis: double burden of malnutrition among refugee children in South Asia – a systematic review and meta-analysis from observational studies by Pooja Panchal, Mohd Usman, Tajung Longkumer, Reshma Susan Babu, Mahalaqua Nazil Khatib, Shariza Abdul Razak, Kavitha Menon

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A Proposed Model for Infant and Child Oral Health Promotion in India by Ashwin Muralidhar Jawdekar

“…A proper budgetary allocation for treating dental diseases in an enormous population such as India is impractical, where resources are inadequate for major health challenges such as malnutrition and gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children. …”
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A Community based Cross Sectional Study on Nutritional status among Elderly in Rural Telangana by Sneha Simon, Bhavani R, Balabaskaran S

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Nutritional status and risk factors for malnutrition among children aged 1–6 years in tribal communities of Malappuram district, Kerala: a cross-sectional study by Anjaly Perayil, Sreelakshmi Mohandas K

“…In Kerala, Malappuram district has the highest burden of malnutrition and is home to nearly half of the Paniya tribal population of the state.Objective To estimate the prevalence of undernutrition and the factors associated with the nutritional status of tribal children 1–6 years of age in Malappuram district of Kerala, India.Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out between April to September 2022 among the tribal settlements in Nilamboor, Perinthalmanna and Edavanna, divisions of Malappuram district. …”
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Confronting food insecurity through agricultural interventions: the Farmer FIRST program in India by Purushothaman Venkatesan, Nilakandan Sivaramane, Ch Srinivasa Rao, Ramanujam Venkattakumar, Sethuraman Sivakumar, Palanisamy Mooventhan, Rajarshi Roy Burman, Bommu Kalyani, Lalitha Navya Challa

“…IntroductionNutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions are crucial in addressing malnutrition and promoting food security. The Farmer, Farm, Innovation, Resources, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Program is a national-level agricultural intervention program that was started in 2016 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). …”
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Editorial: Nutrition and sustainable development goal 3: good health and wellbeing by Elezebeth Mathews, Elena Ibáñez, Alejandro Cifuentes, Miroslava Atanassova

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Mixed-methods study assessing the accuracy of verbal autopsy and sociocultural determinants of infant mortality in Gujarat, India by Monika Patel, Bhavesh J. Khandhar, Niketkumar D. Satapara, M Yogesh, Samarth Rabadiya, Soumya Sharma

“…This mixed-methods study aimed to assess the accuracy of verbal autopsy (VA) in ascertaining infant death causes and explore sociocultural determinants of infant mortality in Gujarat, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was a mixed-method study with a retrospective cohort component for which data from 661 infant records were extracted from the main health office’s database, with a subset of 328 infant deaths selected for verbal autopsy analysis. …”
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Missed, but Momentous: A Comprehensive Review of Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases in Southern India and their Global Impact by Ramesha M Bhat, N Swathi

“…Neglected tropical skin diseases (NTDs) are a group of overlooked afflictions that affect marginalized populations and hinder the advancement of global health in the right direction. India, a significant hotspot, suffers immensely from these diseases, with South India providing a conducive environment for the spread and persistence of causative pathogens, leading to disastrous local and, ultimately, global consequences. …”
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Similarities in socioeconomic disparities and inequalities in women’s nutritional status and health care in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria by Tina G. Sanghvi, Edward A. Frongillo

“…Methods We analyzed nationally representative data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria to calculate Erreygers index. …”
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The incidence, prevalence, and contributing factors of overweight and obesity among adolescent population of India: A scoping review protocol. by Lopamudra Jena Samanta, Jayashree Parida, Jagatdarshi Badamali, Abinash Pradhan, Prasant Kumar Singh, Bijaya Kumar Mishra, Prasanna Kumar Patra, Sanghamitra Pati, Harpreet Kaur, Subhendu Kumar Acharya

“…Its increasing occurrence in India is highly concerning. Amidst the burden of malnutrition, where undernutrition is a long-standing health problem, the rising concerns around childhood overweight/obesity has several repercussions for this population. …”
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Nutrition Management in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: An Exploration of Knowledge Gaps and Challenges by Sumit Roy Chowdhury, Priyanka Sahu, Ashish Bindra

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Links between protein-source diversity, household behavior, and protein consumption inadequacy in the Indian rural semi-arid tropics by Shalander Kumar, Soumitra Pramanik, Soumitra Pramanik, Thomas Reardon, Thomas Reardon, E. Revathi

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