22 Differences between ‘Food Fortification’ and ‘Supplementation’
Food fortification and supplementation are methods or techniques used to improve the nutritional status of people. These techniques are used to mitigate ‘hidden hunger’ i.e. […]
Nutrition
What are Genetically Modified (GM) foods?
Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods produced from plants or animals whose DNA has been altered through genetic engineering. These foods (plants or animals) are […]
Why Invest on Nutrition: Effects on Health and Economy
Why to invest on Nutrition? Malnutrition decreases GDP by 3-7 % (up to 11%) – [World Bank 2005] Investment of Rs 1= return of Rs […]
What is Food Fortification, Supplementation, Adulteration and Additives?
Food fortification: Food fortification is also known as the food enrichment. Food fortification refers to the addition of nutrient/s to the food to increase the […]
Adolescent Nutrition: The Second Window of Opportunity
Who are Adolescents? Adolescents are any person between the age group of 10- 19 years Adolescence is the time period when an individual undergoes physical, […]
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
Introduction: HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point. Originally developed in the 1960’s by NASA and a group of food safety specialists. According […]
10 Differences between LDL and HDL !
Before knowing about differences between HDL and LDL, let us know, What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is the fat like substance present in our body. Cholesterol […]
Effects of Malnutrition and Ways to Prevent It !
INTRODUCTION TO MALNUTRITION: Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The cellular imbalance between supply of nutrients […]
Food Adulteration, Types of Food Adulteration and Mitigation Measures
INTRODUCTION: Food Adulteration refers to the process by which the quality or the nature of a given food is reduced through addition of adulterants or […]
Double Burden of Malnutrition, Challenges and Global Approaches for its Reduction !
Double burden of malnutrition: Double burden of malnutrition refers to the dual burden of under and over nutrition occurring simultaneously within a population. Due to […]