The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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A Linear Programming Model to Compute the Amount of Food Requirement meeting to Recommended Dietary Allowances (rda) in Expectant Mothers


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1 Public Health Institute, Nagpur, 440002, India
2 Department of Community Medicine, JNMC, Wardha (MS), India
3 Department of Statistics, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati (MS), India
4 Department of Statistics, Government Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities Amravati (MS), India
5 NRHM, District Health Office, Z.P. Amravati (MS), India
     

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The most intensive period of human growth and development occurs during the nine months of pregnancy. Assessing the food and nutrient intake of pregnant women is complicated as conception triggers an array of complex and sequential physiological changes that affect maternal nutrient absorption and metabolism, appetite, energy and nutrient needs, and meal patterns.
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S. H. Agrekar
Public Health Institute, Nagpur, 440002, India
Y. Raut
Department of Community Medicine, JNMC, Wardha (MS), India
N. B. Singh
Department of Statistics, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati (MS), India
P. Ghatekar
Department of Statistics, Government Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities Amravati (MS), India
S. B. Pardhi
NRHM, District Health Office, Z.P. Amravati (MS), India

Abstract


The most intensive period of human growth and development occurs during the nine months of pregnancy. Assessing the food and nutrient intake of pregnant women is complicated as conception triggers an array of complex and sequential physiological changes that affect maternal nutrient absorption and metabolism, appetite, energy and nutrient needs, and meal patterns.