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1 Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women, Coimbatore-641011, IN
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The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 8, No 3 (1971), Pagination: 143-148
Abstract
Diet surveys carried out by Belavady and Shankar have revealed that the food intake of nursing mothers are low in calories, protein and calcium. A high incidence of anaemia, deficiency of vitamin B complex and hypoproteinemia have been reported among Indian mothers by Das Gupta, Rao et al and Subrahmanyam et al.