G. Bulliyya ¹, S. S. S. Mohapatra ¹, A. S. Kerketta ¹, P. K. Jangid ¹, R. K. Das ¹

Affiliations
1 Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar - 751 023, IN

Abstract

The nation faces a major challenge for caring of the elderly (over 60 years age) whose number has risen to 77 million today. This figure is projected to nearly double by 2020 and expected to put an increasing demand on the health care services. Out of the total, 75 per cent of the elderly are living in rural areas. With the increasing longevity of the population, the problem of undernutrition had received better attention in recent years to improve the quality of life and productivity.

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R. S. Balgir ¹, A. S. Kerketta ¹, B. Murmu ¹, B. P. Dash ¹

Affiliations
1 Division of Human Genetics, Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IN

Abstract

The school-going children are the most important segment of the society. Good nutrition of the children is an indispensable component of healthy life. It is also a determinant of healthy growth of mind and body. The tribal people in India have their own life styles, food habits, beliefs, traditions, socio-cultural and biological activities. Lack of proper health education, poverty, faulty feeding habits and irrational beliefs aggravate the health and nutritional status of these under privileged children in India.

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S. S. S. Mohapatra ¹, G. Bulliyya ¹, A. S. Kerketta ¹, A. S. Acharya ¹

Affiliations
1 Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar - 751 023, IN

Abstract

Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) remain a major public health problem in the world, inspite of the fact that the technology available for its prevention makes this problem the most amenable of the nutritional deficiencies to quick and effective control. Iodine is essential for synthesis of thyroid hormones, which are necessary for normal brain and neurological developments.

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