New Delhi, June 25 -- The Global Nutrition Report and UNICEF in 2023 came out with statistics that revealed that the nutritional needs of women were going unmet. As per the report, 53 per cent of women between ages 15 and 49 were anemic. While there's no one size fits all solution to manage the problem, what complicates matters is women's nutritional needs are unique and vary depending on their life stages. And since most conversations on diet tend to focus on macronutrients- carbohydrates, protein and fats, micronutrients, namely vitamins and minerals, get the short shrift.

"When it comes to health, women must educate themselves about nutrition. They need to be aware of how micronutrients like iron, calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B12, foli...