URL:
https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/39/commentary/dietary-diversity-during-covid-19-india.html
Authors:
Nidhi Kaicker
Dr B R Ambedkar University
Aashi Gupta
Delhi School of Economics
Published:
Economic & Political Weekly, Sep 2022, 57
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● Dietary Diversity during COVID-19 in India

The article reports the findings on the changing dietary patterns of Indian households during COVID-19, based on an analysis of the Consumer Pyramids Household Survey. The impact of the pandemic on diet composition was most severe for the poor and the deprived, who substituted inferior cereals for expensive cereals and spent lower amounts on nourishing foods such as fruits and vegetables.

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