38% of Indian children are stunted and 35% are underweight according to journal

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Socio-economic inequality in malnutrition among children in India: an analysis of 640 districts from National Family Health Survey (2015–16)
Shrikant Singh,1 Swati Srivastava,

2 and Ashish Kumar Upadhyay2
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Abstract
Background
Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world’s worst level of child malnutrition. Despite India’s 50% increase in GDP since 1991, more than one third of the world’s malnourished children live in India. Among these, half of the children under age 3 years are underweight and a third of wealthiest children are over-nutrient. One of the major causes for malnutrition in India is economic inequality. Therefore, using the data from the fourth round of National Family Health Survey (2015–16), present study aims to examine the socio-economic inequality in childhood malnutrition across 640 districts of India.
Method
Concentration curve and generalized concentration index were used to examine the socioeconomic inequalities in malnutrition. However, regression-based decomposition methodology was used to decomposes the causes of inequality in childhood malnutrition.
Result
Result shows that about 38% children in India were stunted and 35% were underweight during 2015–16. Prevalence of stunting and underweight children varies considerably across Indian districts (13 to 65% and 7 to 67% respectively). Districts having the higher share of undernourished children is coming from the particular regions like central, east and west part of the country. On an average about 35% of household in a district having the access of safe drinking water and 42% of household in a district exposed to open defecation. The study found the inverse relationship between district’s economic development with childhood stunting and underweight. The concentration of stunted as well as underweight children were found in least developed districts of India. Decomposition approach found that practice of open defecation is positively influenced the inequality in stunting and underweight. Further, inequality in undernutrition is accelerated by the height and education of the mother, and availability of safe drinking water in a district.
Conclusions
The districts that lied out in a spectrum of developmental diversity are required some specific set of information’s that covering socio-economic, demographic and health-related quality of life of people in those backward districts. More generally, policies to avail improved water and sanitation facility to public and female literacy should be continued. It is also important to see that the benefits of both infrastructure and more general economic development are spread more evenly across districts.
Keywords: Malnutrition, Stunting, Underweight, Socio-economic inequality, Wagstaff decomposition

Socio-economic inequality in malnutrition among children in India: an analysis of 640 districts from National Family Health Survey (2015–16)

Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world’s worst level of child malnutrition. Despite India’s 50% increase in GDP since 1991, more than one third of the world’s malnourished ...

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[Liaslia]

In 2007, WWE wrestler Great Khali was 185 kilos bodybuilder.

 

[jamahir]

Two eggs and two roti ( local bread ) per day is the solution.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Result shows that about 38% children in India were stunted and 35% were underweight during 2015–16. Prevalence of stunting and underweight children varies considerably across Indian districts (13 to 65% and 7 to 67% respectively). Districts having the higher share of undernourished children is coming from the particular regions like central, east and west part of the country. On an average about 35% of household in a district having the access of safe drinking water and 42% of household in a district exposed to open defecation.

This report is over 50 months and is dated. Since Modi came to power poverty and defecation has dropped to less then 1%. That is a fact.

 

[Areesh]

And all 100% of these stunted children grow up to believe that their air force shot down a PAF F16 on 27 February 2019 and their army killed dozens of PLA soldiers in Galwan valley which PLA is hiding

 

[N.Siddiqui]

They are deliberately left malnourished so that they grow up to be Andhbhakts and Sanghis...and vote for the Hindutva fed hatred.

They are properly fed with the right mix of hate and bigotry though.

Many stunted children are now adults and can be seen at PDF...

 

[N.Siddiqui]

Two eggs and two roti ( local bread ) per day is the solution.

Not enough I think, need milk for calcium and potassium, phosphorous(growth of bones and teeth), and Vitamin C.

Yes eggs are rich in protein and potassium too.

 

[HammerHead081]

The situation is atrocious in Pakistan too, go out and you can see people look ugly af cuz majority are malnutritioned or overweight.

 

[Leishangthem]

The funny part is Indians widely actually believes they are taller and better physically than Chinese and they constantly gloat about that. Leave the indians to gloat about everything .
Here's an indian lady revealing,one of the greatest shock she felt in china was the towering height of people.

 

[jamahir]

Not enough I think, need milk for calcium and potassium, phosphorous(growth of bones and teeth), and Vitamin C.

Yes, milk through tea or other mediums like Horlicks.

Yes eggs are rich in protein and potassium too.

I can quote my own example here. Until some years ago my weight was below 50 kg. I began eating two egg parathas a day and in some months my weight became 75.