What are the key determinants of malnutrition among under-five children in the country? Also, elaborate on the role of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions in addressing this issue.

According to NTHHS, Indian suffers from malnutrition and under nutrition among children. Diagram showing "Determinants of Malnutrition": - Stunting (36% currently) - Wasting - Underweight - Obesity/Overweight - Anemia Thinning: 50+ children are anemic Role of Nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive intervention 1. Biofortified Food a) Rice with Folic Acid, Iron - Potato with micronutrients

2. Expanding the food basket beyond cereals 3) Ragi Millets 3. In division of fruits and vegetables access to Sobtika Ravi consumption as better than new husked data 2018-2024 4. Eggs and Meat in MIDDAY Meal scheme Maharashtra & Karnataka es Mahabs & Karnataka 5. Sugur Boards by NCERTS school awareness of buying diet becuat FSS AI call for addition HFSS (high for sugar diets) items like Samstad 7. Learning from best practices Like Finland in Saudi Arabia es Taxation on HFSS food.

Issues: (1) Lack of awareness (2) Unavailability, accessibility SAE is not easy (3) FSSAI reactive policing Nestle (4) Double standards of foreign Boards Nestle keep wary to keep lab compared to west C Lack of spending on front items in diet of those saving WAY FORWARD: 1) Ragi meat-private at local level 2) Undergo advertisement USATHI POSTHAN, DESHY ROSHAN in the key to address problem of under/over-malnutrition.