COVID-19 lockdown negatively impacted Indian women s nutrition, study shows
The 2020 nationwide lockdown India imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions that negatively impacted women s nutrition, according to a new study from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition.
Published in the journal
Economia Politica, the study shows that women s dietary diversity – the number of food groups consumed – declined during the lockdown compared to the same period in 2019. Most concerningly, the drop was due to decreased consumption of foods like meats, eggs, vegetables and fruits, which are rich in micronutrients that are crucial to good health and development. Women s diets were lacking in diverse foods even before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has further exacerbated the situation, said Soumya Gupta, a research economist at TCI who coauthored the study along with Prabhu Pingali, TCI director; Mathew Abraham, assistant director; and consultant Payal
Covid-19 lockdown negatively impacted women’s nutrition in India: Study
Covid-19 lockdown negatively impacted women’s nutrition in India: Study
The nationwide Covid lockdown has adversely affected women s nutrition due to a decline in household food expenditures, a study said.
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Women’s diets were lacking in diverse foods even before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has further exacerbated the situation, the study said.
The nationwide lockdown in India in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic had a negative impact on women’s nutrition in the country, according to a study conducted by a group of researchers in the US.
US Study Finds Covid-19 Lockdown Negatively Impacted Women’s Nutrition In India
The study was conducted by Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition in four economically backward districts of Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj, Bihar’s Munger, and Odisha’s Kandhamal and Kalahandi
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A study conducted by a group of researchers in the US has found that the nationwide lockdown in India in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic had a negative impact on women’s nutrition in the country.
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The nationwide lockdown in India in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic had a negative impact on women s nutrition in the country, according to a study conducted by a group of researchers in the US.
The study by Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition in four economically backward districts of Uttar Pradesh s Maharajganj, Bihar s Munger, and Odisha s Kandhamal and Kalahandi indicate a decline in household food expenditures and women s dietary diversity in May 2020 compared to May 2019, particularly for non-staples like meats, eggs, vegetables and fruits.
It occurred despite the special Public Distribution System (PDS), direct benefit transfer and ration from anganwadis reaching 80 per cent, 50 per cent and 30 per cent of the surveyed households, respectively, said the study published in the latest issue of Economia Politica journal.
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