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Neha Rana ¹, Neelam Khetarpaul ¹, Varsha Rani ²

Affiliations
1 Faculty of Foods and Nutrition, I.c.college of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Foods and Nutrition, I.C. College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The present study was undertaken in Hisar district of Haryana state. Govt. Primary School of Hisar city and Govt. Primary School of Mangali village of Hisar I block were selected as per the demand of study. A sample of 100 rural and 100 urban respondents of 5-10 year age were taken, thus, to make a total sample of 200 school going children. Anthropometric measurements and dietary intake (24-h recall method) were used to assess the nutritional status of rural and urban school going children who were consuming mid-day meal. Their intake of pulses and green leafy vegetables was significantly lower than RDI. Differences were found in cereals (t=3.17^?), ischolar_mains and tuber (t= 3.51^?), other vegetables (t= 10.64^?), green leafy vegetables (t=5.49^?), milk and milk products (t=9.65^?) and sugar and jaggery (t=6.03^?) intake in the daily diets of rural and urban respondents. Out of 200 school going children, 32.5 per cent were underweight, 27.5 per cent stunted while 17 per cent children were wasted; out of them 5.5, 8 and 3.5 per cent were severely underweight, stunted and wasted, respectively. Magnitude of wasting (26.5%) and underweight (42.1%) was higher in girls in comparison to boys (10.2 % wasted and 25.6 % underweight).

Keywords

Food Intake, Gender- Difference, Anthropometric Measurements

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Sudesh Jood ¹, Neelam Khetarpaul ¹, Rajni Goyal ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, IN

Abstract

Vitamin A deficiency is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. According to National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau upto three per cent of preschool children show bitot's spots and night blindness and about 30 to 40 thousand children become blind every year in India. Dietary improvement of locally available carotene rich foods has been found to be effective as compared to synthetic vitamin A in combating vitamin A deficiency. Food sources of carotenoids like green leafy vegetables and other yellow fruits and vegetables are abundantly found in most developing countries but availability of β-carotene is very poor from these sources.

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