"Doctors who get lured by these pharma or food companies are unlikely to genuinely promote breastfeeding and will tend towards promoting baby foods at every opportunity. It is not uncommon for a mother to be told that her breast milk is inadequate. "

"Babies should be breastfed exclusively for 6 months (no additional food or drink, including water), with complementary feeds after that, so that at the end of the year, the baby is able to consume what the family usually eats. The baby can receive medicines, drops, syrups etc.

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As nutritionists, doctors, activists, lawyers, & citizens extremely concerned about child malnutrition in Karnataka, we think eggs should be provided as part of MDM on ALL school days to ALL children in Karnataka, who are used to consuming eggs. aharanammahakku.home.blog/2021/12/03/ope…

According to the (NFHS (2019, most children in Karnataka do not reach their ideal height / weight. Stunting of 35.4% & underweight of 32.9% are common in children even before they start their school life, more so in children from vulnerable communities.

As per National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) eggs should be mandatory in MDM owing to numerous nutritional benefits. Karnataka is the ONLY South Indian state that has not provided eggs as part of MDM, inspite of 94% students belonging to communities that eat eggs.

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Why the New Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Does Not Bode Well

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Perfect informed consent in India has mostly been a wishful dream. The healthcare system has not found ways to make consent meaningful. Against this backdrop, to expect that the system will suddenly develop the ability to obtain consent is patently fallacious. (1)

Patients have often been coerced, fooled into, lured (often through false promises and promises of personal gain) to create the illusion of consent. How are the ethics of healthcare providers suddenly going to improve with the advent of digitalisation? (2)

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Chromium is necessary for insulin to regulate metabolism of carbohydrates/lipids/protein. Sea foods, meat & whole grains are good sources, followed by egg, butter and tubers. Cheese is a concentrated source of Cr. Fruits and vegetables, in general, are not good sources of Cr.

Selenium content varies depending on the soil where the animal was raised or plant was grown. Organ meat and sea foods are rich sources of selenium. Mustard, and to a lesser extent garlic and broccoli accumulate Se from soil. Cereals and grains are major dietary sources of Se.

Vitamin B12 is required for genetic materials and for nerve and blood cells.
The major source is animal source foods like milk and other dairy products, fish, poultry and meat1. The deficiency of B12 is characterized by pernicious anaemia, weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite..

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Governments and researchers are messing with children's food and cultural preferences

Replacing rice with millets has no nutritional benefit.

And soya chunks are not a healthy option for children

This author also is misinformed about millets

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