Nutrition educational sessions including practical demonstrations to differentiate between iodized and non-iodized salt, for adolescent students.
The nutrition educational sessions included the importance of iodine for Indians, IDD and their symptoms, and sources in Indian diets.
The role of Iodised salt as a simple and effective daily source of dietary iodine
Program Description
Under the program, traditional art forms and street plays are used as means of communication to promote awareness about Iodine and Iodine Salt
Activities
Impact Stories
“Under Aashirvaad Smart India Program, I and my family are understanding the importance of iodine in our diets and how to include foods rich in iodine as part of healthy diets. We also learnt how to identify iodized salt by carefully reading label and identifying the sun logo and choose the right salt.”
