Nutritional Problems in Rural India

Download or read book Nutritional Problems in Rural India written by P. D. Tiwari and published by Northern Book Centre. This book was released on 1989 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The developing countries including India are struggling with their universal problem of insufficient nutrition supply. Since masses of the country live in rural areas, it is relevant to attempt to asses the nutritional problems, factors affecting them and suggest measures to improve them. In a systematic and scientifically rigorous manner, the author has examined nutrition problem in seventeen purposely selected villages of 542 families and 1,084 children in different income groups. The author has critically analysed the existing nutrients availability, food habits, nutrients supply, actual nutrients intake, malnutrition and deficiency disease problems in the central part of India.