Inaugurating the National Nutrition Week 2018 observed from September 1-7, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a multi-sectoral strategy in West Bengal to reduce under nutrition and anemia among women and children in a targeted manner by 2020.
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The nutritional needs of a woman change at various stages of life. It is essential to meet the nutritional demands to lead a good quality life.
‘National Nutrition Week observed in India every year from September 1-7 aims to make nutritious food available for all, especially undernourished women and children in India. Focus will be on reducing under nutrition and anemia in women and children said Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal's Chief Minister.’
"National Nutrition Week begins today. In Bangla, State Nutrition Mission as a multi-sectoral strategy to reduce under nutrition and anemia amongst women and children in a targeted manner by 2020, has started functioning from July 2017," she wrote on Twitter. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015-16, 38.4 per cent of children under five years of age are stunted due to acute under nutrition in India while the figure for West Bengal is 32.5 per cent.
Also, 58.4 per cent and 54.2 per cent children are anaemic in India and West Bengal, respectively.
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Iron supplements are used to treat anemia and iron deficiency in women. Iron an essential mineral plays key role in making of red blood cells, which carry oxygen.
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As a part of preventive care one should take a good quality nutritional supplement containing antioxidants and micronutrients in amounts, which promote health.
