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Pediatric Education and Research 5(2):p 71-74, May-Aug 2017. | DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/per.2321.1644.5217.14
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Nutrient Consumption among Tribal and Non Tribal Children
Shivamurthy Y.L., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, MVJ Medical College, Bangalore 562114, Karnataka. , Shivamurthy Y.L.* , Rashmi H.K.** , Arunkumar N.*** , K. Jagadish Kumar****
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Pediatric Education and Research 5(2):p 71-74, May-Aug 2017. | DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/per.2321.1644.5217.14
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Introduction: Nutritional status refers to the health of an individual as it is determined by the intake of nutrients and their utilization. Food consumption is one of the major factors determining nutritional status of any community, which is also influenced by the environmental changes. Methodology: A questionnaire was developed for collecting the detailed information about the child (name, age, gender, birth order), parental consanguinity, child rearing health practices and socio economic status. The ages of the children were obtained from birth record and also interviewing mother with the help of local event calendar. Results: The average intake of energy consumed by both tribal and non tribal children was below the RDA except non tribal 3< 4 and 55.5 years age group children where as the consumption of protein among tribal and non tribal were more than the RDA of India. Conclusion: The consumption of energy and protein were low among tribal than non tribal children.
Keywords: Trbal Children; RDA; Nutritional Deficiency.
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