The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Food Distribution Order, Food Beliefs and Feeding Practices in Sericulture Households


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Food is inequitably distributed among household members in relation to their nutritional requirements. Women and girls are disadvantaged in the order of distribution of food in comparison to men and boys leading to severe malnutrition among women and girls, although they expend more energy as compared to male members.
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Sunanda Sharan
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore, India
S. Premakumari
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore, India

Abstract


Food is inequitably distributed among household members in relation to their nutritional requirements. Women and girls are disadvantaged in the order of distribution of food in comparison to men and boys leading to severe malnutrition among women and girls, although they expend more energy as compared to male members.