A Nutrition profile of Ahmedabad

Abstract

Nutritional status is one of the key indicators of the development in a society. Urban nutritional problems are increasingly becoming critical in India. This paper surveys the nutrition’s scans in Ahmedabad in relation to its socio-economics context, analyses the major problems identified, reviews the emerging trends and develops some recommendation for future action. Improving the nutritional status is complex task and often involves long term, fundamental changes in life styles, economic activities and community action. In the short term, nutritional impacts can be achieved through education, public programmes and regulation. The exploratory paper is based on secondary data, informal discussion and observation and is written in a popular styles to Create a wider awareness of the issues. The paper identifies a number of researchable areas which need to be explored, if we have to get a systematic understanding of the problems in urban nutrition, as a guide to action.