India’s deepening malnutrition
अन्नम ब्रह्म रसं विष्णुं भोक्ता देवो जनार्दनम् एवम् ध्यातव तथा ज्ञत्व अन्न दोषो न लिप्यते। Meaning:- Food is Brahma, the essence in it is Vishnu, and the one who consumes (enjoys) it is Maheshwara the Lord Himself Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients. India's malnutrition problem, especially that of young children of age below 5, women, is one of the most pressing public health issues. It causes about half of child deaths and is a major cause of morbidity in children. An estimated forty per cent of the world’s severely malnourished children under five live in India. This is absolutely shameful stain as largest number of millionaires living at India and also the poorest one. Compared to 9.2 per cent of the global population and only 2.5 per cent of China's population, 16.6 per cent of the Indian population is undernourished. India has one of the worst rates of child malnutrition in the world, with one thi...