Pakistan’s Budget Squeeze Makes Nutritious Food Increasingly Unaffordable

Many families in Pakistan are finding healthy foods too expensive.

When money is tight, people often buy cheaper foods that provide calories.

These foods may fill the stomach but not provide all the vitamins and minerals the body needs.

This means someone can eat enough food and still be malnourished.

This problem is sometimes called hidden hunger.

Rising living costs and weaker household purchasing power are making the situation worse.

Experts and organisations will discuss the problem at a conference in Islamabad.

They will look for ways to make nutritious diets more affordable and improve nutrition policies.