Health and Nutritional Status of Hill Farm Women of Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh

Gupta, Radhna

doi:10.18782/2582-2845.8291

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“…It is clear from the data that the dietary intake of women had low as majority of them been food consumption of two meals a day. The findings are in line with Jodha et al, (2019) & Gupta et al, (2020.…”

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Food and Nutrition Consumption of Rural Households in Northern India

Kumbhare

Sangeetha²,

Padaria³

2023

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Adequate and proper nutritious food is essential for essential for healthy lifestyle and good human health. Thus, promoting nutritious food among rural households is crucial for food and nutritional security. The study on ‘Nutrition Education for Enhancing Nutritional Security and Gender Empowerment’ was carried out for rural households in selected villages of Muzaffarnagar district in western Uttar Pradesh from 2014-15 to 2019-20. The data collected from 120 respondents revealed that more than 60 per cent school children (both boys and girls) and farm women were observed healthy with 61.67 per cent and 63.33 per cent, respectively with BMI score of 18.50 to 24.99 kg/m2. The food consumption pattern of rural households revealed that cent per cent children had a food consumption pattern of three meals per day followed by male adult (80.00%), pregnant women (63.33%). The study also revealed that more than half of the school children (58.34%) and farm women (65.00%) were found in medium level of awareness about food nutrition. The prevalence of underweight and obesity among school children and farm women was observed low.

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Section: Food Consumption Pattern Of Rural Householdssupporting

confidence: 86%