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It’s Time for Parents to Pay Attention towards their Children’s Diet:A Comparative Study in Barasat and Baranagar


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1 BCDA College of Pharmacy of Pharmacy and Technology, Barasat, Kolkata, India
2 Dept. of Biomedical Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
3 Dept. of Pharma Science and Tech., Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
4 School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
     

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A significant amount of India's population is known to suffer from malnutrition despite several efforts and ventures throughout the country. A comparative study on mothers' perception towards their children's (school going) diet conducted in Barasat and Baranagar regions of Kolkata has proved the validity of this statement. The survey included basic questionnaires to a total of 203 mothers of school kids, categorized based on the ages of their children viz., Group A (2 to 3 years), Group B (3 to 4 years), Group C (4-5 years) and Group D (5 to 6 years). It was apparent from the study that mothers from the regions have insufficient knowledge about their kid's nutritional requirements. This study can be expected to bring about a positive response such that mothers should be encouraged to pay further attention towards their children's diet and healthy food habits to avoid this curse of malnutrition.

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Comparative Study, Survey, Mothers’ Perception, Nutritional Diet, Healthy Food.
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Authors

Partha Pratim Mahata
BCDA College of Pharmacy of Pharmacy and Technology, Barasat, Kolkata, India
Abhimanyu Thakur
Dept. of Biomedical Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
Kamalika Bhattacharya
BCDA College of Pharmacy of Pharmacy and Technology, Barasat, Kolkata, India
Rakesh Kumar
Dept. of Pharma Science and Tech., Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Sunita Mondal
BCDA College of Pharmacy of Pharmacy and Technology, Barasat, Kolkata, India
Wrijula Mukherjee
BCDA College of Pharmacy of Pharmacy and Technology, Barasat, Kolkata, India
Anurup Mukhopadhyay
School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Abstract


A significant amount of India's population is known to suffer from malnutrition despite several efforts and ventures throughout the country. A comparative study on mothers' perception towards their children's (school going) diet conducted in Barasat and Baranagar regions of Kolkata has proved the validity of this statement. The survey included basic questionnaires to a total of 203 mothers of school kids, categorized based on the ages of their children viz., Group A (2 to 3 years), Group B (3 to 4 years), Group C (4-5 years) and Group D (5 to 6 years). It was apparent from the study that mothers from the regions have insufficient knowledge about their kid's nutritional requirements. This study can be expected to bring about a positive response such that mothers should be encouraged to pay further attention towards their children's diet and healthy food habits to avoid this curse of malnutrition.

Keywords


Comparative Study, Survey, Mothers’ Perception, Nutritional Diet, Healthy Food.