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National Nutrition Week (2017) to be observed in India from Sept 1-7

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In case you didn’t realize, this is National Nutrition Week in India (Sept 1st to 7th).

Focus on child nutrition
The theme of the National Nutrition Week for 2017 is “Optimal Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices: Better Child Health”.

The Food and Nutrition Board of Ministry of Women & Child Development is coordinating with concerned departments & people to create awareness about the importance of nutrition for better health.

Improving the nutritional status of the population continues to be a major focus for the government a under nutrition in young children continues to be a major public health problem in India.

Awareness programmes are being held at village level through puppet shows, skits, quiz competitions, dance & dramma, films, slide shows, AV Spots, nutrition rallies, etc. Mini exhibition on nutrition displaying low cost nutritious diets for different age groups is being organized at grassroots level.

Awareness generation on weight management and its importance through Body Mass Index is being held for adolescent boys and girls.


National Nutrition Week being organised across the country

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