Indu Grover ¹, Shashi Kanta ¹

Affiliations
1 College of Home Science, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, IN

Abstract

Good health is of paramount importance for every individual. The intake of appropriate and adequate food and their effective utilization by the human body is seen as the cornerstone of human growth and development. Several studies reveal that under-nutrition and malnutrition are widely prevalent in our country, especially in rural areas among women and children while poverty, ignorance and illiteracy are identified as major causes responsible for this situation.

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Indu Grover ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar-125 004, IN

Abstract

Birth weight is one of the major indices of the maturity of new born' and to some extent mirrors the health of the mother. The overall development of the child is determined to a great extent by the type of nourishment it receives right from conception.

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