MUAC
Use of MUAC and BMI to assess the nutritional status of elderly Gond in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, India
By: AJAY KUMAR AHIRWAR, AWEDHESH NARAYAN SHARMA, RAJESH KUMAR GAUTAM – Anthropometric techniques have always been the preferred method of assessing nutrition to determine malnutrition, overweight and obesity. The use of BMI and MUAC is widely accepted, although the MUAC requires validation. The present cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 552 elderly respondents…
Anthropometry Based Nutritional Status among the Adult Birhors: A Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (Pvtg) of Purulia District, West Bengal, India
By: SADARUDDIN BISWAS, LATU LAL MAHATA, SHIULE GOPE, KAILASH CHANDRA – The tribal population is at a higher risk of undernutrition. It which leads to different deficiency diseases and even death by decreasing body immunity. The problem of undernutrition is more severe among pvtgs. Therefore, the present paper aims to investigate the prevalence of undernutrition…
Prevalence of undernutrition based on Mid-Upper Arm Circumference among the Preschool Children of India: A Systematic Review
By: SHIULE GOPE, SADARUDDIN BISWAS, SAMIRAN BISAI – Nutritional status during preschool period is a paramount importance because of their rapid growth and this period is the foundation for lifetime health, strength and intellectual vitality. Given the above fact, present review has been undertaken to get an impression of the overall MUAC based undernutrition and…