Eating is more than just eating; it influences our social interactions, emotional states, and even brain function. If you've ever found yourself mindlessly eating snacks in front of the TV after a bad day, or you instantly felt better on having a fresh bowl of fruit, it is because our food choices can mentally and emotionally impact on our moods, and vice versa. This bidirectional relationship between food and our

Introduction India is facing a burden of malnutrition, nearly a quarter of women of reproductive age are undernourished, with a body mass index (BMI) of less than 18.5 kg/m (1). It is estimated nearly one-third of women of reproductive age and nearly half of the pregnant women are anaemic all across the world. The WHO has classified India as a country with severe anaemia among pregnant women (2). Men and

Introduction Healthy living is considered a lifestyle choice that allows an individual to enjoy more elements in a way of life one leads. Though masses understand health as a one-dimensional term, the components of health and what governs its well-being varies from nutrition, economic status, education, childhood experiences and so many more. One can understand their health by stratifying their habits and patterns across all the different dimensions of health.

Introduction Cancer is a complicated disease that is caused by various interactions between genes and the environment, and it is one of the world's leading causes of death. Malnutrition, sarcopenia, and cachexia are metabolic and nutritional changes that can affect cancer patients' survival and recovery. Malnutrition in cancer patients is caused by an increase in inflammatory cytokines associated with the disease, metabolic changes, and the resulting insufficient availability of nutrients

Introduction Food security is a growing concern worldwide. Barrett (2010) notes that approaches to measurement follow the four major “pillars” of food security—availability, access, utilization, and stability (1). Why there is a need to measure food insecurity? Measures of food insecurity are important for early warning, assessment of the current and prospective status of at-risk populations, and for monitoring and evaluating specific programs and policies strategies. Food insecurity can lead

Overview According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Food insecurity is the lack of regular access to safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and active and healthy life. It has wide-ranging consequences that have adverse effects on children and adults. Limited food availability, poor food access due to transport limitations, household food preparation, storage issues, or unemployment are some of the determinants

Introduction Food insecurity is a complex issue and as defined by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), food insecurity is “when a person lacks regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life (1). Worldwide more than 3 billion people are food insecure with the highest concentration in Asian countries (418 million) (2). Although there is a lack of data

Nutrition informatics (NI) is the interlink between the organization, storage, and optimum use of information, data and knowledge in the domain of food and nutrition. To enhance the research and practice in this domain, the use of technology-enabled behavioural change interventions has been enabled. Our paper highlights the changing dimensions of food and nutrition practices in India and an urgent need to prepare a NI workforce that could provide some