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Surjya Kanta Roy ¹, Satyapriya ¹, Venu Lenin ¹, Sitaram Bishnoi ¹, Girish Kumar Jha ¹, Pramod Kumar ¹, Sujay B. Kademani ², P. N. Fatheen Abrar ¹, Amandeep Ranjan ¹

Affiliations
1 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IN
2 ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi 834 010, IN

Abstract

There is a consistent association between dietary diversity, both in terms of quantity and pattern of food consumption, and inadequate growth, development and long-term health outcomes. A total of 16 villages in the Bundelkhand region were chosen to evaluate calorie and nutrition intake using a 24-hour recall time. Caloric and nutrient intake in Chitrakoot district deviated from the recommended dietary allowance, with insufficient dietary diversity. This deficiency, excluding protein and phosphorus consumption, adversely affected the under-nutrition status among beneficiaries of the public distribution system.

Keywords

Calorie intake, household dietary diversity, nutrient gap, public distribution system, under-nutrition.

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