Nutrition and development
- Children, Food, Food & drink industry, Global development, India, Nutrition and development, South and Central Asia, Sugar, World news
How food companies ‘sweetened the world’ – and increased the risk of disease
The hard sell of ultra-processed foods in developing countries as being ‘good for you’ gives children a taste …
- Afghanistan, Global development, Global health, Nutrition, Nutrition and development, South and Central Asia, Sugar, World news
‘I know they aren’t healthy’: the energy drink craze sweeping Afghanistan
From children in Kabul to Taliban chiefs, the sweet, caffeine-heavy drinks are wildly popular, defying fears o…
- Coronavirus outbreak, Food poverty, Global development, Governance, Hunger, India, Inequality and development, Nutrition and development, Poverty, South and Central Asia, World news
Where India’s government has failed in the pandemic, its people have stepped in
Civil society has outperformed the state in helping to feed India’s poorest. It should be seen as ally not ene…
- Coronavirus outbreak, Global development, Human trafficking, India, Inequality and development, Infectious diseases, Nutrition and development, Poverty, Prostitution, Sex trade, South and Central Asia, World news
‘They are starving’: women in India’s sex industry struggle for survival
Exclusion from government Covid-19 relief has left many reliant on private food donations, as fears raised ove…
- Health, Nepal, Nutrition, Nutrition and development, Science, South and Central Asia, Sugar, World news
Babies in Nepal get quarter of calories from junk food, study finds
Diets heavy on snack foods linked to undernutrition and stunting, say researchersChildren under the age of two…