Tag: Women and Child Development Department

NutritionLeave a comment

U.N. Group Using Obama’s Family to Make Claims About Anti-Hunger Algae

arogyarakshana

Posted by EU Times on Dec 29th, 2010 // 2 Comments A little-known United Nations-affiliated organization is using members of President Obama’s Kenyan family — as well as Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona — to promote the idea that a type of algae is the solution to world hunger. The grandly-named Intergovernmental Institute for the Use of Micro-Algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM) proudly advertises that President Obama’s Kenyan grandmother, Sarah, and his Uncle Said are “goodwill ambassadors” for the organization, helping to sponsor a feeding and education program in Kenya and raising the organization’s profile throughout the region. A youthful photo of Barack … Continue reading U.N. Group Using Obama’s Family to Make Claims About Anti-Hunger Algae

NutritionLeave a comment

Proper diet for children should include eggs to provide good quality proteins

arogyarakshana

Proper diet for children should include eggs to provide good quality proteins Latha Jishnu    @ljishnu | Wednesday 31 December 2014 Veena Shatrugna has campaigned vigorously against brahmanical influence on the ‘balanced diet’. She explains the politics of food that has left a legacy of abiding malnutrition  The majority in India eats meat yet why are the diets recommended in India entirely vegetarian? The RDA (recommended dietary allowance) was calculated in laboratories by well-meaning, nationalist scientists and economists. Eminent people like C Gopalan, V M Dandekar, Nilakanth Rath and MS Swaminathan. When you do nutrition in a lab cost becomes a major … Continue reading Proper diet for children should include eggs to provide good quality proteins

NutritionLeave a comment
arogyarakshana

Jury recommendation Final Report of the Public Hearing at D.J. Halli 12th December 2013, Football Maidan, DJ Halli, Bangalore  Background D.J. Halli (Devarajeevanahalli) is a large contiguous locality situated between Tannery Road and Sultanpalya towards the northern part of Bangalore. Known by this generic name, the area encompasses the areas of D.J. Halli (Ward No. 47) and Muneshwara nagara (Ward No. 48). The area is largely habited by low-income families and has several declared and un-declared slums, and has a cumulative population of about 1 lakh of which the majority belong to the Muslim community. The death of a 6-year … Continue reading

NutritionLeave a comment

Corporates bypass Supreme court orders to push spirulina

arogyarakshana

Corporates help govt fight malnutrition using spirulina Shilpa Baburaj| TNN | May 27, 2016, 11.58 PM ISTThe Times of India  Bengaluru: More than 50% of children in Karnataka are malnourished and anaemic, according to the National Family Health Survey-4. Consequently, the Karnataka government launched Balposhna scheme in March this year to supply 2gm of spirulina for 180 days to 25,000 children across the state. However long before the government embarked on the project, Biocon Foundation had in 2012 started administering spirulina to severely malnourished children in Badami taluk of Bagalkot district. Like Biocon Foundation, JSW Foundation and Scania are also supplying spirulina to … Continue reading Corporates bypass Supreme court orders to push spirulina

NutritionLeave a comment

A capsule or a wholesome meal for the malnourished?

arogyarakshana

 » BENGALURU BENGALURU, June 30, 2016 Updated: June 30, 2016 08:46 IST AFSHAN YASMEEN A malnourished child being weighed at an anganwadi centre. While the government is set to administer Spirulina to severely malnourished children, activists say it has never been advocated for child feeding. File photo Move to give nutrition supplements to anganwadi children draws flak. Can two grams of a plant-based dietary supplement substitute a wholesome balanced meal for anganwadi children? With the Women and Child Development Department all set to administer Spirulina to severely malnourished children, activists and nutritionists are battling for a wholesome meal instead. As announced in … Continue reading A capsule or a wholesome meal for the malnourished?