Taking on the argument that malnutrition in India
is caused by forces that respond only partially to policy
interventions, this article points out that it is important to look at
the role of disease conditions
- shaped by inadequate water, poor
sanitation, and insufficient public health measures - in poor nutrition.
Moreover, the relationship between disease and food intake is
multiplicative rather than additive, and omission of disease conditions
from the discourse biases any arguments made about income, caloric
intake and nutrition. A holistic view shows that there is room to hope
that the nutritional status of children in India will improve with the
right policy emphasis.
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