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T. Grewal ¹, T. Gopaldas ¹, P. Hartenberger ¹, I. Ramakrishnan ¹, N. Srinivasan ¹, D. P. Devgun ¹

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1 CARE-lndia, B-28 Greater Kailash I, New Delhi-48, IN

Abstract

Instant CSM a precooked form of corn-soy-milk comprised the food input of a preschool child nutrition pilot study known as Project POSHAK. The study was administered by CARE-India and aims at testing the feasibility of a 'take-home' food delivery System.

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T. Grewal , T. Gopaldas , V. J. Gadre , S. N. Shrivastava , B. M. Pranjpe , B. N. Chatterjee , N. Srinivasan

Abstract

Problems involved in conducting large scale dietary surveys are as well known as the need for conducting them, particularly in India, Dietary surveys constitute one of the evaluation tools of a nutrition pilot study called Project Poshak being undertaken in Madhya Pradesh. It was necessary to standardize survey techniques on the rural Madhya Pradesh population which consists of both tribal and non-tribal families, and also because Medical and Paramedical Staff of Primary Health Centres, new to dietary survey methodology, were to be used as field investigators.

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