K. Bains ¹, S. K. Mann ¹

Affiliations
1 College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana -141004, IN

Abstract

Sub-clinical iron deficiency is a major concern in most of the developing countries especially among the women in the reproductive age group. Iron deficiency anaemia may impair work capacity, learning ability and immune functions. The universally accepted causes for it are low dietary intake and poor absorption of iron from cereal based vegetarian diets in Indians which leads to nutritional anaemia in 50 to 70 per cent women because of excessive body needs in this section.

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J. L. Bassi ¹, S. C. Ahuja ¹, S. K. Mann ², Sushil Dhawan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Orthopaedics, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a diffuse reductive in bone density that results when the rate of bone resation exceeds the rate of bone formation. Reduction in bone density represent the failure of formation of the protein matrix in which the calcium is laid down. The cause of lack of bone protein varies and often several etiological factors such as disuse, reflex dystrophy, protein deficiency and ascorbic acid deficiency are operative for osteoporosis.

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