WOW really??
Religious groups threaten state wide protests if eggs are given to some of the most malnourished children in the state??
So shocking news18.com/news/india/rel…
"Children will get spoilt if they eat eggs" !!! according to the Lingayat seers of Karnataka
Global data should not be used to evaluate local contexts
Regional differences are due to large variations in feed digestibility, genetics, slaughter age/weight, climate conditions, and management as well as a different focus on wealth, draft power, fuel, religious significance
In Europe, lower footprints are partially ascribed to the fact that 80% of beef comes from dairy animals.
Globally, a 30% reduction can be achieved if all producers would adopt the practices used by the 10% most efficient ones (or 18%, adopting the best 25%)
"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.
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)