How Much Food Is Enough? Food Consumption Among School-Going Children
Discussing the alternative methodologies for measuring food intake, this chapter describes the food intake of school-going children and how this has changed over time. It links the trend observed in national level data and other surveys that indicates tha
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Nutritional Adequacy, Diversity and Choice Among Primary School Children Policy and Practice in India
Nutritional Adequacy, Diversity and Choice Among Primary School Children
Shreelata Rao Seshadri Jyoti Ramakrishna •
Nutritional Adequacy, Diversity and Choice Among Primary School Children Policy and Practice in India
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Shreelata Rao Seshadri School of Development Azim Premji University Bangalore, Karnataka India
Jyoti Ramakrishna Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center Tufts University Boston USA
ISBN 978-981-10-3469-5 ISBN 978-981-10-3470-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3470-1
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Acknowledgements
This book would not have been possible without the dedicated efforts of several people and institutions who have contributed their valuable time, resources, and ideas over the past couple of years. First and foremost, we acknowledge the support of the Azim Premji Foundation in providing a fertile topic of inquiry, based on their longstanding and rich experience in the field of school education. Knowing the larger interest of the Foundation in matters relating to school-age children provided the impetus for exploring the health and nutrition status of these children. This led to the realization that the evidence was patchy and needed to be strengthened by a comprehensive study. The Foundation provided generous material support to the proposal which we drafted, fleshing out the questions and concerns that would guide the 3-year study: “Do we know what they
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