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Better Nutrition: Key to Development

Television sets blared with “ Ache din aanewale hai ” few months back indicating: (Hypothesis) ‘A prosperous future is in store for 1.25 billion people of India’ (Fact) India will be diabetes capital by 2030  India has 10 Crore known diabetics India has 10 Crore undetected diabetics. India is third most obese country in the world. India has 29.8% hypertensives. India has 10% of women with PCOS. NAFLD is around 9-32% in general Indian population. CVD will be the largest cause of death and disability by 2020 in India (WHO) All of above have 2 things in common;               One: Black lines and skin tags on neck called Acanthosis Nigricans & skin tags on neck. Second:  Progressively increasing waist lines and weight. We have successfully eradicated polio, smallpox, rinderpest & tetanus from India, when or who will strive to eradicate malnutrition (i.e over and under nutrition)??? Nobody except YOU can do that!  Primarily challe