The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Some Epidemiological Determinants of Anthropometrically Determined Grades of Malnutrition among Haruan and Tribal Preschool Children


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Malnutrition is a disease of complex interactions and the facets that require to be understood are countless. It's course and severity arc determined by the cumulative effect of a negative balance of various biological, social, cultural, economic and environmental factors. Dietary inadequacy and infections have been considered as the predominant etiological factors in its causation. Also, their contribution to onset ond seventy varies from one community to another.
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  • Some Epidemiological Determinants of Anthropometrically Determined Grades of Malnutrition among Haruan and Tribal Preschool Children

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C. P. Mishra
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India
D. C. S. Reddy
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India
I. C. Tiwari
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India

Abstract


Malnutrition is a disease of complex interactions and the facets that require to be understood are countless. It's course and severity arc determined by the cumulative effect of a negative balance of various biological, social, cultural, economic and environmental factors. Dietary inadequacy and infections have been considered as the predominant etiological factors in its causation. Also, their contribution to onset ond seventy varies from one community to another.