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The arms of school boys are seen carrying their tiffin boxes as they wait to receive their free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi July 19, 2013.

Giving a Boost to School Lunches in India

by Santosh Kumar

Supplementing school lunches with iron-fortified salt can help reduce anemia in kids

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A woman dressed in a head covering and long dress carries bread as she walks on a frost-covered footbridge in the interiors of Nigeen Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, India, December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Clear Fix for a Common Birth Defect in India

by Siddhesh Zadey, Sweta Dubey

Folic acid fortification in food can help reduce neural tube defects in India

A boy collects candy as he goes trick-or-treating for Halloween in Santa Monica, California, October 31, 2012. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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Foods That are Worse for You Than Halloween Candy

by Alejandra Martinez

There's a surprising amount of sugar in some "healthy" foods compared to your favorite Halloween treats

A close-up image of a man's arm in a brown sweater carrying a big armload of leafy broccoli at a farmers market in Ta' Qali, Malta, on February 6, 2018.
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Just One to Two Servings of Vegetables a Day Improves Health

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Ruri Syailendrawati

But eating more vegetables is still better

Tomatoes ripen on a vine in a garden in Santa Maria Chiquimula, Guatemala.
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Growing Beyond Cultural Barriers in Guatemala

by Isabella Rolz, Jorge Rodriguez

How a young Maya woman is helping other women in her community blossom, one garden at a time

A mother in a blue shirt and orange head wrap breastfeeds her newborn as she sits next to her partner, who wears a white collared shirt as he fawns over the child. The two sit in front of a window with green metalwork in a well-lit white hospital room.
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How AI Is Transforming Maternal Health Care in Vietnam

by Linh Nguyen

Southeast Asia is harnessing technology to equip parents with better information about childhood nutrition

Twila Cassadore teaching her niece to forage for food on the San Carlos Apache Nation, Arizona.
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New Netflix Release "Gather" Explores the Fight to Revitalize Native Foodways

by Mary Brophy Marcus

Think Global Health talks with the film's director about food sovereignty

Researcher Marina Soloviecika holds tubes of a deadly strain of E.coli isolated during an outbreak in Riga, Latvia on June 9, 2011. Many other types of bacteria live safely in or on the human body. The image shows a few testtubes filled with liquid that has a very distinctive purple “lid.” The researcher can be seen blurred out in the background. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
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What are Microbiomes and Probiotics?

by Sandra B. Munro, Andy McShea

The first in a series on bacteria in the gut and their potential for improving health and addressing malnutrition