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Nutrient intake disparities among public distribution system beneficiaries in the Bundelkhand region


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1 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
2 ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi 834 010, India
 

There is a consistent association between dietary diversity, both in terms of quantity and pattern of food consumption, and inadequate growth, development and long-term health outcomes. A total of 16 villages in the Bundelkhand region were chosen to evaluate calorie and nutrition intake using a 24-hour recall time. Caloric and nutrient intake in Chitrakoot district deviated from the recommended dietary allowance, with insufficient dietary diversity. This deficiency, excluding protein and phosphorus consumption, adversely affected the under-nutrition status among beneficiaries of the public distribution system.

Keywords

Calorie intake, household dietary diversity, nutrient gap, public distribution system, under-nutrition.
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Surjya Kanta Roy
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Satyapriya
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Venu Lenin
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Sitaram Bishnoi
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Girish Kumar Jha
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Pramod Kumar
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Sujay B. Kademani
ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi 834 010, India
P. N. Fatheen Abrar
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Amandeep Ranjan
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India

Abstract


There is a consistent association between dietary diversity, both in terms of quantity and pattern of food consumption, and inadequate growth, development and long-term health outcomes. A total of 16 villages in the Bundelkhand region were chosen to evaluate calorie and nutrition intake using a 24-hour recall time. Caloric and nutrient intake in Chitrakoot district deviated from the recommended dietary allowance, with insufficient dietary diversity. This deficiency, excluding protein and phosphorus consumption, adversely affected the under-nutrition status among beneficiaries of the public distribution system.

Keywords


Calorie intake, household dietary diversity, nutrient gap, public distribution system, under-nutrition.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv127%2Fi2%2F214-221