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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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UPDATED: July 29, 2021 09:28 IST
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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Washington, July 29
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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