Rising food costs can have major impact on vulnerable households, pushing those least
able to cope further into poverty and hunger. On the other hand, provided appropriate …

This paper brings together recent evidence on what has come to be referred to as the triple
burden of malnutrition—consisting of overnutrition, undernutriton, and micronutrient …

Despite acknowledged shortcomings, household consumption and expenditure surveys
(HCES) are increasingly being used to proxy food consumption because they are relatively …

We investigate whether food price subsidies affect household nutrition using a dramatic
expansion of the availability of subsidized rice in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh in the early …

Abstract The United States leads efforts to improve global food security, providing about half
of global food aid. Global food security has improved over the past 15 years, but challenges …

Household consumption and expenditure surveys (HCES) are multipurpose surveys that are
routinely conducted to collect data on household food consumption and availability in more …

Although there are several studies documenting the impact of the Integrated Child
Development Scheme (ICDS)–the largest preschool intervention–in India, few have …

The relationship between nutrient intake and income is an issue of huge policy relevance,
especially in the developing world. Using large-scale household-level data from India, this …

As the nature of global malnutrition changes, there is a growing need and increasing
urgency for more and better information about food consumption and dietary patterns. The …

This paper highlights the significant measurement issues in the computation of the
prevalence of inadequate calorie intakes in India using NSS data. It focuses on the setting of …