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Poverty nutrition linkages.

Prema Ramachandran1

  • 1Nutrition Foundation of India, New Delhi, India. premaramachandran@gmail.com

The Indian Journal of Medical Research
|November 23, 2007
PubMed
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Despite economic growth and food security programs, child undernutrition in India persists due to factors like low birth weight and poor feeding practices. Overnutrition is also rising in adults, linked to reduced physical activity.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Socioeconomic Determinants of Health
  • Indian Health Policy

Background:

  • Post-independence India faced widespread poverty and malnutrition, with high morbidity from infections and poor healthcare access.
  • Initiated programs focused on economic growth, poverty reduction, and improving food security, especially for women and children.
  • India achieved self-sufficiency in food production and established a public distribution system to ensure food access.

Observation:

  • Rapid economic growth in the last decade has not significantly reduced poverty or child undernutrition.
  • While household food expenditure decreased due to low food grain costs, energy intake declined except among the poor.
  • Despite food supplementation programs, low birth weight rates remain high (>30%), and nearly half of children are undernourished.

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Findings:

  • Child undernutrition reduction (20%) lags behind declines in poverty (50%), mortality (50%), and fertility (40%).
  • Undernutrition affects even children from high-income groups without deprivation, suggesting multifactorial causes.
  • High rates of low birth weight and suboptimal infant/young child feeding practices are key drivers of child undernutrition.

Implications:

  • Addressing child undernutrition requires tackling high low birth weight rates and improving infant and young child feeding and caring practices.
  • Increased overnutrition in adults, particularly from high-income groups, is linked to reduced physical activity.
  • The complex interplay between socioeconomic status, poverty, diet, and nutritional outcomes necessitates integrated public health strategies.