Food Habit
Understanding Human Dependence on Forests: A Perspective on Bangru Housing Patterns and Food Habits
By: TAME RAMYA – This exploratory study was conducted on the forest dependency nature of the Bangru community of Arunachal Pradesh by highlighting their indigenous knowledge of housing patterns and food habits. A numerically weak community, Bangru is sited in about 15 villages of Sarli circle in Kurung Kumey district, a northernmost frontier district bordering…
Is mother’s employment making a negative impact on the obesity level of their daughters?
By: DIGANGGANA TALUKDAR, GULRUKH BEGUM – The present study aims to study the nutrition of the pre-adolescent urban girls from 6-10 years of age of Guwahati city in relation to some social factors like parental education, parental occupation, family income, food habit and family type. A total sample of 222 girls were collected cross-sectionally and…
Anthropology of Food: A Study on the Feeding Habits of Kashmiri Muslims
By: FIZA GULL – Understanding the culture by its food pattern has been the interest of anthropologists for a long period because food represents a form of cultural expression. What the people eat in a particular society is usually determined by its culture and same is the case in the Himalayan valley of Kashmir. Forming…