Paul, Mercy

• Haematological Profile of Malaria Patients

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Mercy Paul ¹, R. Anitha ¹

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1 Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 41, No 2 (2004), Pagination: 47-54

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Despite the combined efforts of many countries to eradicate malaria, it remains the most important disease in tine world today in terms of lives lost and economic burden.

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• Book Review

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Mercy Paul

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 41, No 2 (2004), Pagination: 76-76

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Book Review Title:

* International Handbook of Foodborne Pathogens.

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• Book Review

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Mercy Paul

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 40, No 1 (2003), Pagination: 31-31

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Book Review Title:

* Physical Chemistry of Foods.

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• Osteoporosis:Risk Factors and Prevention

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Mercy Paul ¹

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1 Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 39, No 10 (2002), Pagination: 427-438

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Osteoporosis is a global health problem that will take on increasing significance as people live longer and the world's elderly population continues to increase in number.

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• Birth Weight in Relation to the Iron Status of Pregnant Women

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Mercy Paul ¹, Vijayalakshmi Purushothaman ¹

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1 Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 39, No 8 (2002), Pagination: 355-361

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During the antenatal period, the requirement for iron increases several folds due to the demands of the growing foetus as well as expanding maternal red cell mass and these often outstrip the available supply of iron from the diet and iron stores. This inturn leads to iron depletion.

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• Food and Nutrition Security-Existing Scenario and Challenges Ahead

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Vijayalakshmi Purushothaman ¹, Mercy Paul ¹

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1 Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 40, No 5 (2003), Pagination: 160-167

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One of the success stories of post-independent era has been the Green Revolution of sixties, which salvaged the country from being a chronic importer of food grains into an exporter. Since Independence while the population has increased three times, food grains production increased fourfold since the fifties and almost doubled since the seventies.

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• Effect of Improving the Maternal Nutritional Status with Reference to Zinc, Vitamin A and Iron on the Birthweight of the Newborn

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Mercy Paul ¹, P. Vijayalakshmi ¹

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1 Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 39, No 3 (2002), Pagination: 95-104

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Birthweight is the single most important predictor of infant survival since both neonatal and post neonatal mortality increase exponentially with decreasing birthweight. The seed of death is sown in a majority of low birthweight (LBW) infants much before they are born and so many are more likely to die early and those who survive suffer illness, stunted growth and other health problems even as adults.

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• Urinary Chemistry and Composition of Urinary Stones of Selected Urinary Stone Formers

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Mercy Paul ¹, S. Brindha Devi ¹

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1 Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 39, No 2 (2002), Pagination: 55-62

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Kidney stone formation is one of the common afflictions of the urinary tract since ancient times and its incidence varies from country to country, region to region, race to race, sex to sex and according to age. There has been an upsurge in the incidence of renal stone disease in Europe and United States over the past 20 years. This condition affects one to 20 per cent of the general population with a lifetime incidence of 2 to 5 per cent in Asia, 8 to 15 per cent in Europe and North America and 20 per cent in Soudi Arabia.

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• Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation on Vitamin A Deficient Children Suffering from Tuberculosis

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Mercy Paul ¹, Sree Vidya ²

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1 Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN
2 Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 36, No 6 (1999), Pagination: 294-301

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Inspite of spectacular developments in the field of science and medicine in the world, tuberculosis still remains a serious public health problem. Globally 1.7 billion people have been infected with tuberculosis with eight million new cases and three million deaths occurring annually.

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• Trends in Breast Feeding Practices

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Rajammal P. Devadas ¹, Vijayalakshmi Purushothaman ¹, Mercy Paul ¹

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1 Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 36, No 1 (1999), Pagination: 1-11

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Though breast feeding is a natural process and has been practiced since the origin of the species, there has been a global decline in the number of breast feeding mothers in recent years. In the past few decades there has been a perceptible decline in breast feeding. This decline is documented in both developing and developed countries.

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• Assessment of Intrauterine Growth of Selected Pregnant Women who are at Risk with the Use of a Simple Risk Scoring Schedule

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Mercy Paul ¹, P. Vijayalakshmi ¹

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1 Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 31, No 11 (1994), Pagination: 307-313

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Causes of poor pregnancy outcome are complex and deep ischolar_mained in India. When pregnant women at risk do not have adequate access to proper diet and care during the antenatal period, at delivery or post partum, high maternal mortality is inevitable. Nearly 70 per cent of the Indian women of child bearing age reside in rural areas, where facilities for special care is limited. Risk scoring systems play a vital role in the identification of high risk pregnant women in such areas.

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• Impact of Iron and Vitamin A Supplementation on Anaemic Pregnant Women

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Mercy Paul ¹, S. Bharathi ¹, P. Vijayalakshmi ¹

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1 Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 31, No 8 (1994), Pagination: 224-230

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Epidemiological studies have demonstrated significant relationships between serum vitamin A level and biochemical Indicators of Iron status. It is assumed that vitamin A is involved in the regulatoin of iron transport from the llver. It is also believed that vitamin A Improves the haemoglobin level by improving the absorption or utilisation of iron by the bone marrow. Recent studies done at different centres in India have shown a beneficial effect of vitamin A supplementation to pregnant women on haemoglobin values. This is significant. In the context of high prevalence of both anaemia and vitamin A deficiency in pregnant women. Hence, the present study was planned io study the impact of iron and vitamin A supplementation on anaemic pregnant women.

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• Prevalence, Etiology and Herbal Supplementation of Selected Oral Cancer Patients

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Mercy Paul ¹, Shashi Sharma ¹, P. Vijayalakshmi ¹

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1 Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 31, No 5 (1994), Pagination: 136-145

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Cancer is a major health problem of most countries irrespective of whether they are developed, developing or under developed. It has been estimated that there are about one and a half million cases of cancer in India alone with about half a million new cases being added on every year. Though the incidence is generally lower than the developed countries, the size of Indian population makes the actual cancer burden much more than in United States or United Kingdom.

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• Birth Weight in Relation to the Iron Status of the Pregnant Women

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Mercy Paul ¹, Vijayalakshmi Purushothaman ¹

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Family and Community Sciences, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 31, No 1 (1994), Pagination: 1-7

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Low availability and poor absorption of iron and repeated and closely spaced pregnancies place a constant drain on the iron stores of pregnant women. The increased iron requirement during pregnancy often outstrip the available supply of iron and induce low level of haemoglobin and haematocrit values resulting in decreased oxygen carrying capacity and impairment in foetal growth. Thus iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy may be on important risk factor contributing to the high incidence of low birth weight. This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between the maternal iron status and birth weight of infants of selected mothers.

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• Nutritional Evaluation of Soya-Millet Mixes

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Mercy Paul ¹, P. Vijayalakshmi ¹

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1 Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 29, No 10 (1992), Pagination: 305-311

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Plant, foods such as cereals and legumes have consistently been listed as the major potential sources of dietary protein for feeding the world of tomorrow. In view of the growing demands for food grains in India where rice and wheat production may reach a plateau, exploitation of millets and less used cereals as food grain becomes inevitable. Although the chemical composition or amino acids make up of a dietary protein may give an elegant representation of the value of protein, it is necessary to verify in quality by actual biological experiment.

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