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On nutrition, there is evidence from a study that followed around 1,500 children in four villages of Guatemala, South America between 1969 and 2004. It found that protein-rich nutritional supplementation before 24 months of age was associated with 1.2 times higher schooling grades completed for women, increased adult cognitive skills for both men and women, and increased average adult male wages by 46%.

In a trial conducted in Andhra Pradesh by the National Institute of Nutrition, along with follow-up surveys, children who received corn-meal-based upma were 8% more likely to be enrolled in school and to have completed 0.84 more schooling grades than children born in villages without this early intervention. Imagine if all children in the country completed 0.8 more grades than they do now. Research across many countries shows that being literate raises earnings by 10%. An additional 0.8 grades of schooling, controlling for literacy, raises earnings by an additional 4%, which translates into impressive economic gains for the whole country.

Source: The right start: healthcare in India – The Hindu

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