“…(6,7,8) During preschool age period, children have special nutritional needs because of their extensive growth and development. (6,7,9) Under nutrition among pre-school children is a colossal public health problem even today in rural India (10,11,12,13,14) including Bihar. There is scanty information of the prevalence of under nutrition among preschool children in India (9,15) and Bihar.…”