Celebrating National Nutrition Week with Patrika and Nourishing Schools Foundation- Day 6
The topic for the sixth day of the National Nutrition Week campaign held by Patrika Group and Nourishing Schools Foundation was ‘Obesity’. Overweight or obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a health risk. It usually occurs when we take in more calories than those burnt…
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Celebrating National Nutrition Week with Patrika and Nourishing Schools Foundation- Day 5
The topic for the fifth day of the National Nutrition Week campaign held by Patrika Group and Nourishing Schools Foundation was ‘Water, Hygiene, Sanitation and Nutrition’. Drinking unclean water, following poor personal hygiene and using inadequate sanitation facilities can increase the risk of illnesses such as diarrhoea. Those who are…
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Celebrating National Nutrition Week with Patrika and Nourishing Schools Foundation- Day 4
The topic for the fourth day of the National Nutrition Week campaign held by Patrika Group and Nourishing Schools Foundation was ‘Child growth, Child health/Adolescent nutrition’. Adolescence is a time of rapid physical, cognitive and psychosocial growth. During this time, adolescents form long-term habits related to their diet and physical…
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Celebrating National Nutrition Week with Patrika and Nourishing Schools Foundation- Day 3
The topic for the third day of the National Nutrition Week campaign held by Patrika Group and Nourishing Schools Foundation was ‘Infant nutrition, newborn health and breastfeeding’. Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) refers to a set of well-known and recommended appropriate feeding practices for newborns and children up to…
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Celebrating National Nutrition Week with Patrika and Nourishing Schools Foundation- Day 2
The topic for the second day of the National Nutrition Week campaign held by Patrika Group and Nourishing Schools Foundation was ‘Types of Nutritional Deficiencies’. A nutritional deficiency is when your body does not get enough of one or more nutrients. This can be due to a lack of macronutrients,…
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Celebrating National Nutrition Week with Patrika and Nourishing Schools Foundation- Day 1
September 1-7 is celebrated as National Nutrition Week. The Patrika Group and Nourishing Schools Foundation worked together to kick off a comprehensive conversation around nutrition over seven days. Each day a nutrition column in various editions of the Patrika newspaper discussed a topic that was related to nutrition. The column…
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CII FACE, Nourishing Schools Foundation and Food Future Foundation Convene Dialogue to Inform UN Summit
Press Release Friday, August 13, 2021 6:09PM IST (12:39PM GMT) Delhi, India: As food systems around the world continue to recover from the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, Nourishing Schools Foundation, Confederation of Indian Industry’s Food & Agriculture Centre of Excellence and Food Future Foundation today hosted an online Food…
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How social enterprises in the health sector have adapted to the pandemic
The pandemic has unleashed a time of upheaval for everyone, particularly those in the health sector. Social enterprises in the sector have seen the pandemic become a catalyst for change, some of which was long overdue. As the saying goes, “The secret of change is to focus all of your…
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