Nutrition and Public Health in Asia: Challenges Interventions, and Policy Responses

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Asia stands at the crossroads of a mounting nutrition and public health crisis, characterized by the "triple burden" of malnutrition: persistent undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and rising overweight and obesity rates. Despite being on a path of economic progress, the trends suggest that the majority of the countries in the region are far behind in realizing the Sustainable Development Goals of ending hunger and ensuring well-being.

This book provides policymakers, researchers, and public health practitioners with actionable insights into Asia’s nutritional challenges and potential solutions. Across themes of child nutrition, rural-urban disparity, and the challenges of poverty, aging, and climate change, it offers a nuanced understanding of how socioeconomic inequalities, demographic factors, and environmental stress can shape nutritional outcomes. Country-specific case studies from India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines underscore the need for integrated, multisectoral strategies that combine nutrition-sensitive agricultural policies, public health interventions, and climate resilience measures to achieve sustainable improvements in nutrition security across the region.

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• 1. IntroductionSakshi Pandey, Raja Rajendra Timilsina, Dil B. Rahut, and KE Seetha RamDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/NTIG8619
• Part I: Child Nutrition and Well-Being: Challenges and Interventions Part I SummaryYijing Lian and Sakshi Pandey
• 2. Effects of Fishery Closure on the Nutrient Intakes of School-Age Children in a Marine Protected Area in Davao De Oro, PhilippinesGwynn DJ S. Maxian, Pedro A. Alviola IV, Jon Marx Sarmiento, Juma Novie A. Alviola, Roxanne T. Aguinaldo, and Kriza Faye A. CalumbaDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/TLAV3375
• 3. Dietary Diversity Among Scheduled Tribe Children with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Nandurbar District, Maharashtra, India: Evidence from a Mixed Methods StudyMarian Abraham and Satish B. AgnihotriDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/MNXK6563
• 4. Enhancing Child Well-Being in Balochistan, Pakistan: Exploring the Role of Food Diversity in Mitigating MalnutritionAshar AwanDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/XOWM2852
• 5. Exploring Reasons for Improvement in the Nutritional Status of Children in Urban Informal Settlements during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study from Mumbai, IndiaNikhat Shaikh, Rijuta Sawant, Jennifer Spencer, Sushmita Das, Sonali Patil, Sushma Shende, Shanti Pantvaidya, Armida Fernandez, and Anuja JayaramanDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/AKKB8950
• Part II: Navigating Nutritional Challenges amid Urbanization: Analyzing Rural–Urban Gaps Part II SummaryYijing Lian and Sakshi Pandey
• 6. Rural–Urban Disparities in Women’s Malnutrition: A Study of Two Selected Districts from West Bengal, IndiaDebashree Paul, Chhanda Chakraborti, and Pulak MishraDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/ZQNC3991
• 7. Nutritional Adequacy in a Rapidly Urbanizing Indonesia: Rural–Urban Gaps and Policy EffectivenessMarihot NasutionDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/ZCPY5375
• Part III: Nutritional Challenges and Policy Responses: Inequality, Aging, and Climate Change Part III SummaryYijing Lian and Sakshi Pandey
• 8. Dietary Diversity and the Social Ladder: Nutritional Challenges in NepalRaja Rajendra Timilsina, P. V. S. Harshana, Dil B. Rahut, and Shyama RatnasiriDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/MGBZ8170
• 9. Navigating Nutritional Challenges from Childhood to Aging in India: Empirical Evidence from Three Population-Based SurveysMukesh Kumar and Pratap Chandra MohantyDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/OWXV7256
• 10. Unraveling the Complexities: Micronutrient Deficiencies and Climate Change in South AsiaSakshi Pandey, Dil B. Rahut, and KE Seetha RamDOI: https://doi.org/10.56506/RMPK3321