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Latest National Family and Health Survey figures show that as many as 22 per cent children are stunted and 20 per cent are underweight even in the high-income category.
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The Maharashtra government is on a mission to ensure that nutrition and not taste is the deciding factor when menu for children is designed. As per a government resolution, from now on food high in fat, salt and sugar content will be out of school canteens. Grains and vegetables are on top of the list of items the government is seeking to encourage. The move has met with resounding approval from principals and nutrition experts.
Latest National Family and Health Survey figures show that as many as 22 per cent children are stunted and 20 per cent are underweight even in the high-income category. This means children are eating expensive food devoid of any calories. Doctors across the city are talking with alarm of the rise in the rates of childhood obesity and diabetes - all a fallout of years of children eating food high in sugar, salt and fats.
The Maharashtra government has cited the fear of obesity among children as the reason for the move.This government's decision, however, is just one of the several needed to tackle the nutritional crisis among India's young ones. Parents too will need to encourage healthy eating habits, and get more innovative while packing tiffin for their little ones with fast food no longer being an option. 'Sugar is the new tobacco,' say public health experts who warn that not just the legislation but the execution also needs to be spot on for the move to have any long-term effect on the health of the children.
