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- The Keralam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has directed the Women and Child Development Department to consider removing sugar entirely from Amrutham Nutri Mix, a supplement distributed to children through anganwadis, and to explore using a small quantity of jaggery instead.
- The order came on a petition alleging the mix contained 20 per cent sugar, contrary to World Health Organisation guidelines, potentially raising the risk of lifestyle diseases in young children.
- The commission also asked for a high-level committee to scientifically determine the nutritional composition of products supplied to children, age-based guidelines for Take Home Ration quantities, and clearer labelling.
- The department must also run awareness programmes for anganwadi workers and beneficiaries on preparing and using the supplements.
What to watch next
- Whether the Women and Child Development Department acts on removing sugar and introduces jaggery in Amrutham Nutri Mix
- Composition and findings of the high-level committee on nutritional content of child products
- New age-based quantity guidelines and package labelling for Nutri Mix under the Take Home Ration scheme
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K Sahla
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“Amrutham powder distributed through anganwadis contained 20 per cent sugar, contrary to World Health Organisation guidelines, and that its consumption by children aged six months to three years could predispose them to lifestyle diseases at an early age.”
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…as through Poshan Tracker and WhatsApp groups, it said. The order was issued by commission member P Shajesh Bhaskar on a petition filed by K Sahla of Pattithara in Palakkad district. The petitioner had alleged that the Amrutham powder distributed through anganwadis contained 20 per cent sugar, contrary to World Health Organisation guidelines, and that its consumption by children aged six months to three years could predispose them to lifestyle diseases at an early age. Excessive sugar intake could lead to long-term health problems and was contrary to the best interests of children and their right to nutrition, the commission observed. This article was generated from an automated news…
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