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Vitamin C deficiency in elderly can cause abnormal bleeding, fatigue:...
Clinicians should be alert to vitamin C deficiency when assessing patients, including children and isolated older adults,” the doctors said.
Feeding the billions: How to address burden of global hunger
18 Oct 2023 11:00 AM ISTRegulating financial activity in global commodities markets is not enough to stave off rising food insecurity. Policymakers must take measures to help...
Extreme weather events linked to higher child marriage: Study
30 Aug 2023 4:00 PM ISTGlobally, one in five girls is married before the age of 18, and in lower- and middle-income countries that number rises to 40%
'24 mothers die each day of preventable maternal mortality in Afghan'
30 Aug 2023 8:30 AM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights Afghanistan as having Asia's highest maternal mortality rate.
Food insecurity: The myth of global grain shortages
14 Aug 2023 11:00 AM ISTContrary to popular belief, the war in Ukraine has not led to a global shortage of wheat. While global hunger has surged in recent years, addressing...
Plant-based meal packages associated with lower BMI in children: Study
25 Jun 2023 4:45 PM ISTThe findings, published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease, add to a growing body of evidence that providing plant-based foods could be a...
UN warns Yemen's food insecurity remains serious threat
27 May 2023 8:37 PM ISTAmong these figures, approximately 2.8 million people are expected to face crisis-level hunger.
Editorial: Starved of growth opportunities
2 Nov 2020 4:11 AM ISTA recent study has raised concerns about food insecurity in the country, as India was ranked 94 out of 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index 2020.