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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 35% under-5 children stunted, 17% wasted: Survey -Abantika Ghosh

35% under-5 children stunted, 17% wasted: Survey -Abantika Ghosh

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published Published on Oct 10, 2019   modified Modified on Oct 10, 2019
-The Indian Express

The survey, conducted between 2016 and 2018, also found that 24 per cent of adolescents were thin for their age, 4-8 per cent of adolescents were overweight or obese, 6 per cent of adolescents were overweight, and 2 per cent had abdominal obesity.

A nutrition survey by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has found that 35 per cent of children under the age of 5 years in the country are stunted, while 17 per cent are wasted and 33 per cent are underweight.

Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS), the first-ever nationally representative nutrition survey of children and adolescents in India, was commissioned by the ministry and carried out by experts from various institutes, including PGIMER Chandigarh, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital in New Delhi, along with experts from UNICEF and other development partners.

The survey, conducted between 2016 and 2018, also found that 24 per cent of adolescents were thin for their age, 4-8 per cent of adolescents were overweight or obese, 6 per cent of adolescents were overweight, and 2 per cent had abdominal obesity.

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The Indian Express, 8 October, 2019, https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/35-per-cent-under-5-children-stunted-17-per-cent-wasted-survey-6058315/?fbclid=IwAR1uXUqF32ND41wURzqdbyYd7Uef8nu


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