A nutrition assessment undertaken by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in two Pune wards has revealed that of the 461 people interviewed, a high proportion of respondents (95%) reported consuming starchy staples but low protein and vitamin-rich food on a daily basis.
Ahigh percentage of people in the two wards (AundhBaner and Kothrud) also reported consuming packaged snacks and sweets (32% and 20%) on a weekly basis, the report stated. The assessment, which was undertaken in Pune and Ahmedabad in India, and international locations such as Nepal, was part of the Urban Food System Assessments for Nutrition (UFSAN) project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, partnered with PHFI, New Delhi.
More takers for packaged snacks & sweets, finds nutrition assessment
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