R. Girija Bai , Rajammal P. Devadas ¹

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1 Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women, Coimbatore-641011, IN

Abstract

Indian diets are low in protein and calories. About 15 to 30 per cent of the protein needs are met by legumes in the form of dhals. The two commonly consumed dhals in India are Red gram and Black gram. These two pulses, when combined in proper proportions with other low cost protein-rich indigenous foods, can improve the protein quality of vegetarian diets significantly.

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R. P. Devadas ¹, V. Vijayalakshmi ¹, R. Girija Bai ¹

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1 Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College, Coimbatore-11, IN

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Different laboratories have formulated various stock diets based on the requirements of rats. Use of a uniform pretested, processed commercial stock diet as is being done in some countries abroad, will help to reduce the variations created in experiments due to the diet of stock animals.

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R. P. Devadas ¹, R. Girija Bai ¹, N. Snehalatha ¹

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1 Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College, Coimbatore-11, IN

Abstract

Redgram is the most commonly used legume in a large majority of the South Indian diets. Recently some hybrid strains of red gram have been evolved in different parts of India.

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R. Girija Bai

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The annual report of the CFTRI is for the period January-December 1965. It brings to light the results of research projects recently taken up by the institute, which are of national importance.

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R. Girija Bai

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For the question, which of the various possible products and processes would be best for a particular country or area to adopt for increasing its dietary protein, this report is an answer.

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Rajammal P. Devadas ¹, R. Girija Bai ¹, P. S. Nirmala ¹

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1 Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women, Coimbatore-11, IN

Abstract

The adequacy of breast milk to meet the nutritional demands of the growing infant in the different stages of lactation has been the subject of several investigations. The possible interrelationship between the nutritional status of the mother and her nursing ability, and between maternal dietary intake and the composition of human milk have been studied. Extensive surveys indicate that there is almost an inverse relationship between the position of the mother in the socio economic scale and her successful lactation.

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P. S. Nirmala ¹, R. Girija Bai ¹, Rajammal P. Devadas ¹

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1 Shri Avinashilingam Home Science College, Coimbatore-II, IN

Abstract

Calories derived from the non-protein components of the diet exert a profound influence on protein utilisation. Morrison (1964)1 observed that in developing countries where there is protein calorie-malnutrition, the protein utilisation by the population might be limited by caloric intake rather than by the quality and amount of dietary proteins.

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