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Stunting and its association with predictor variables among Tibetan adolescent girls of North India
By: SHWETA SINGH, NEELAM SINGH, GAUTAM KUMAR KSHATRIYA – In India, malnutrition is a major public health problem among adolescents. Amongvarious parameters of malnutrition, stunting is comparatively ignored among adolescents asits severity was thought to be limited in children up to 5 years of age, with minimal potentialfor recovery in later life. However, recent evidence…
Nutritional Status and Lifestyle of the Oraon Scheduled Tribe Population of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
By: TANAYA KUNDU CHOWDHURY – Malnutrition (underweight and overweight) is regarded as a risk factor for several cardio-vascular morbidity and mortality. Indigenous groups, due to their daily hardship and poverty, generally remain underweight, but recent studies reported that prevalence of overweight is increasing among them. However, the studies are still scanty. In view, the aims…