As per Global hunger index,
India ranks in 2019 is 102 out of 117. Much below then Nepal,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.
Cause of food and nutrients problems:
- Food shortage
- High food prices
- Cultural practice: In India, a large proportion of the population is vegetarians and does fasting. Due to cultural practice, protein-related deficiency such as stunting is communally found.
- Population growths
- Low productivity
- Due to intensive farming nutrients in food get reduced
- Natural calamities such as flood, cyclone, drought resulted in the loss of food production
- Inaccessibility of food due to distribution problems of food, low income, political instability.
Result of food and nutrients problems;
- Child mortality; refers to the mortality of children under five. It expresses per 1000 berths. As per the UN, in 2017 approximately 8 lakh infant death reported in India alone. 39 infant death per 1000 live births reported in India.
- Wasting: Low weight as compared to height and age.
- Stunting: Short height as compare to weight and age.
- Undernourishment: Not enough nutrients
- Unhealthy people
- Low productivity of human
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