Comments by "nrusimha11" (@nrusimha11) on "How hungry is India to be 102 out of 117 on Global Hunger Index, and what is ‘hunger’ | ep 295" video.

@AmitKumar-Inferno Is that not a problem in India to use US stats? I mean, is there not statistical data to know what the norm is in India? How about comparing with economically richer Asian nations such as Japan?
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From https://www.vrg.org/nutrition/iron.php : "you would have to eat more than 1700 calories of sirloin steak to get the same amount of iron as found in 100 calories of spinach. Another reason for the satisfactory iron status of vegans is that vegan diets are high in vitamin C. Vitamin C acts to markedly increase absorption of non-heme iron. Adding a vitamin C source to a meal increases non-heme iron absorption up to six-fold which makes the absorption of non-heme iron as good or better than that of heme iron". Look at tables on the web page for more data.
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Housewives are the major food shoppers, providers, and the first teachers of food habits anywhere, especially in India. Get them more nutritional information in form of accessible and entertaining TV shows. NIN can develop simple, low cost educational pamphlets that simplify cutting edge research for new parents that can be distributed online and to doctors. Fiber containing carbs, low salt and sugar, more greens and pulses + modest physical activity. Recruit the help of religious leaders to teach that fasting is better done taking water and no tea/coffee than the other way round.
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