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The hunger and malnutrition cycle of India

  Malnutrition is a drastic result of inadequate or an unbalanced diet. Starvation is a form of malnutrition, which is reached when people are not able to provide themselves with a sufficient amount of food. Hunger and malnutrition in India - two sides of the same coin; a drastic effect of hunger, malnutrition continues to grip the nation even to date. Despite various economic achievements, one can notice an increasing number of malnourished children in India; most of whom are below three years of age. Economic inequality is one of the chief reasons for hunger and malnutrition in India. Let’s state this for you, so you are able to see the vicious rut the low-income groups are stuck in – a person from a low status economic and social group is often not able to fend for himself/herself or the family, wherein good quality and quantity of food is concerned, for general sustenance. When a woman suffers from malnutrition, she also endangers her life and is less likely to give birth to a he