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Madhu Nath ¹, Saroj Mehta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandighar, IN

Abstract

Glutemsensitives enterpathy omooeliac disesse is induced by the ingestione of gluten by susecptible childern. In the 1950s; Dicekie, Weijers and Vande Kamer in a series of classical experiments found that removal of wheat from the diet resulted in the disappearance of the signs and symptoms of gluten sensitive enteropathy while the re-introduction of the offending agent caused recurrence of the symptoms.

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Madhu Nath ¹, P. Geervani ¹

Affiliations
1 College of Home Science, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad-4, IN

Abstract

Pregnancy, lactation and preschool age are periods of considerable physiological stress, which calls for additional nutrient requirements. It becomes essential that these groups of population be ensured with sound nutritional care. The high incidences of prematurity, low birth weight babies and the consequent neonatal mortality are mostly attributable to maternal malnutrition. Since life for an infant starts before birth, during its prenatal stage, it becomes imperative that the attention is focused on the health and nutrition of the mother right from pregnancy to the lactating period.

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