77% of Indian Infants Lack WHO-Recommended Dietary Diversity.

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Revealing the study, with National Family Health Survey data, Indian Kids aging 6-23 months are lacking MDD as per WHO standards.

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The study is identifying limited awareness of children’s mothers, family living in rural areas, and limited exposure of mass media to mothers.

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Researchers from the National Medical Journal of India, saying that minimum dietary diversity failure is higher than 75 percent in

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Modest improvement in MDDF is possible, happening slowly as measured over the last 15 years resulted in a decrease, 87.4% to

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Geography plays a major role in a child's fate. The study has suggested that regional differences are scoring 80% in MDDF.

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The highest-risk regions of MDDF are Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in early years of children's life.

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Poor Dietary Diversity contributes critical situations to children's health in the phase of 6-23 months, increasing the high risk of dying children.

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The most alarming news Zero-food children yet uncovered in Data, suggesting 19.3% children aged 6-23 months consuming only breastmilk in 24 hours.

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