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Opinion

Eating Well in a World of Diet Noise

In today’s world of superfoods, viral diets, calorie trackers, and endless nutrition advice, eating well can feel complicated. One day carbohydrates are the villain; the next day fats are. Some say avoid processed food e…

Views · Sanjiv Das · 24 Apr 2026
Column

Beyond Oil and Milk: Rethink Vitamin D Fortification in India

Co-authored by - Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), and Trishali Khanna, Research Assistant (ICRIER) The Economic Survey (FY2024–25) reports that India’…

Views · Mansi Jamsudkar · 1 Jul 2025
Feature

Pioneers in Better Nutrition Lead From the Front

These initiatives are not just about addressing hunger but ensuring that every Indian receives balanced and nutrient-rich food India stands at a crucial juncture in its journey towards achieving nutritional security. Wit…

Features · Shraddha Warde · 6 Mar 2025
From the Editor

Prime Focus on Addressing Malnutrition

By Milind Kokje, Chief Editor, NUFFOODS Spectrum  In her budget address to the nation, describing investment as the ‘third engine’ of the country's development and growth, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has rightly …

Views · Shraddha Warde · 4 Feb 2025
Nutritionals

Bayer expands Nutrient Gap Initiative to help end malnutrition

Aiming to improve access to essential nutrients for 50 million people by 2030 As a part of the company’s vision “Health for all, Hunger for None,” German firm Bayer has announced the expansion of one of its signature sus…

News · Manbeena Chawla · 28 Feb 2023
Global

UN calls for urgent action to tackle acute malnutrition

To protect the most vulnerable children in 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis Currently, more than 30 million children in the 15 worst-affected countries suffer from wasting or acute m…

News · Manbeena Chawla · 15 Jan 2023
Global

France helps address child malnutrition in Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo remains one of the largest hunger crises on earth, with almost 26 million people facing food insecurity The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a EUR 2.5 million contr…

News · Manbeena Chawla · 14 Dec 2022
Nutritionals

Government organises multiple activities during POSHAN Abhiyan 2022

Includes staple food fortification in multiple states as part of its comprehensive strategy to tackle anaemia During the ongoing Poshan Maah 2022, for anaemia prevention and treatment in children, adolescent girls, pregn…

News · Manbeena Chawla · 27 Sep 2022
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