S. Sadasivam ¹, R. Kasthuri ¹, S. Subramaniam ²

Affiliations
1 Biochemistry Department, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, IN
2 Social Sciences Department, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, IN

Abstract

There is widespread malnutrition in the world. The diet available in India, Indonesia and several other Asian countries averages less than 2000 calories per day. Inadequate education, large families, crowded farmland, exhausted soil, small scale and primitive methods, poor transportation and general poverty make improvement very difficult.

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S. Sadasivam ¹, S. Leelavathi ¹, A. Manickam ¹, N. Mustaq Ahamed ², A. P. Shanthi ³

Affiliations
1 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, IN
2 Biochemistry Section, Biology Department, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, IN
3 Department of Food Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, IN

Abstract

In India, the food habits of the people differ from region to region. In general, Indian diets are low in protein and calories, Hence, assessment of the nutritive value of the food consumed by different sects of people, helps in improving the diet pattern if necessary by modifications.

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