S. Jayalakshmi ¹, K. R. John ¹

Affiliations
1 RUHSA Department, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632209, IN

Abstract

There are about 400 tribal groups in India constituting about eight per cent of the Indian population (Census India, 2001). Wide variations have been noted concerning their food habits from place to place. Though their population is mainly concentrated in the Northern states of the country like, Maharashtra, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkand and Madhya Pradesh, the State of Tamil Nadu also has several tribes scattered In various districts. Vellore district located in Tamil Nadu has few tribes namely, Malayalis, Kattu Naicker, Gonda Reddy and Irulars. Among them, Malayalis and Irulars comprise the major part. There are 1070 tribes living in K.V. Kuppam Block, (Census India, 2001) which includes Irular, Kattu Naicker and Gonda Reddy.

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Brett Glawe ¹, S. Jayalakshmi ², J. S. Asokan ², T. Thasian ², K. R. John ²

Affiliations
1 St.Olaf, US
2 Department of RUHSA, CMC, Vellore - 632 209, IN

Abstract

To prevent adults from becoming physically and psychologically under developed, several programes have been implemented in India to address the issue of malnutrition. However, malnutrition and its effects hove not significantly subsided. Researchers find that poor and undernourished communities, especially those of rural India, are trapped in a vicious cycle, where malnutrition is passed from generation to generation due to a number of inequities.

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