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1 Department of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore-24, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 22, No 7 (1985), Pagination: 221-228
Abstract
Malnutrition and undernutrition of protein-energy is widespread in developing countries. It is regarded as a spectrum of disease arising from an inadequate diet, especially in childhood. The results of community surveys have shown that over 50 per cent of toddlers in the poor socio-economic groups in India are anaemic, while 70-80 per cent of children suffer from various forms of growth retardation due to protein-energy malnutrition.