Child nutrition Archives

India-specific growth standards for kids to gauge nutrition may be far off, govt wants a study first

New Delhi: India’s plan to introduce country-specific growth standards for children in order to gauge their nutritional status is likely to take several more years to become a reality, ThePrint …

I’m a mom living in Japan, home to the world’s healthiest kids—4 things Japanese parents do differently

by Adrian Jhonsan

In 1896, pioneering doctor and pharmacist Sagen Ishizuka coined a Japanese philosophy called “shokuiku.” It is derived from two words that mean “eat” and “grow.” Shokuiku encourages parents and schools …