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Role of Nutrition in Combating Air Pollution for Sustainable Development

Smita Sahu
Department of Food & Nutrition, Budge Budge College, West Bengal- 7000137, India.
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Arnab Chatterjee
Department of Nutrition, Asansol Girls’ College, Asansol, West Bengal- 713304, India.
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Amit Kumar Banerjee
Molecular Biology Division, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad- 500007, India.
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Prithviraj Karak
Department of Physiology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura, WB-722101, India.
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Published online: 17th December, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/boesd.2023.e02.004

Keywords: Nutrition, undernutrition, air pollution, Anthropocene.

Abstract:

The end of all forms of malnutrition by 2030 is one of the major targets of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. As malnutrition is multifactorial and multifaceted, combating this insurmountable problem requires multiple strategies to achieve the United Nations’ target. In this world, one out of nine children under five years of age are still hungry and undernourished. India is considered one of the major contributors to the global burden of malnutrition. Thus, policies to reduce malnutrition in India will impact the global arena. Nevertheless, the Global Nutrition Reports suggested that the country’s target to reduce the prevalence of various indices of undernutrition like stunting, wasting, underweight, and anemia is sluggish. However, India will be the youngest nation in the world by 2030. To get the maximum demographic dividend, the nutritional status of the youth has to be optimal. However, due to poor nutritional status, the disability-adjusted life years are increasing, which harms the country’s economic growth. On the contrary, India is also the world’s fifth-largest economy. Thus, in this country, the impact of the industrial and agricultural revolution is havoc and even the reason for the increasing pollution level. Air pollution is the primary cause of health hazards in the country. Even air pollutants are responsible for causing undernutrition at an early stage of life. Thus, it is important to understand the missing link between undernutrition and air pollution in the age of the Anthropocene.

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Smita Sahu, Arnab Chatterjee, Amit Kumar Banerjee, Prithviraj Karak (2023). Role of Nutrition in Combating Air Pollution for Sustainable Development. © International Academic Publishing House (IAPH), Shubhadeep Roychoudhury, Tanmay Sanyal, Koushik Sen & Sudipa Mukherjee Sanyal(eds.), A Basic Overview of Environment and Sustainable Development[Volume: 2],pp. 65-78. ISBN: 978-81-962683-8-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/boesd.2023.e02.004

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