Surveys indicate that the major bottleneck in Indian diet is shortage of calories. Against a recommended allowance of 2400 calories for an average male adult engaged in sedentary occupation, the typical Iiidian diet hardly supplies 2,000 calories: The specific nutritional problem in the country is: Protein -Calorie Malnutrition: Insufficiency of calories—the so called good gap appears to be the chief cause of protein -calorie malnutrition. Its incidence among rural children is very high in different parts of the country. The children's healthcare situation is equally bad. While some diseases have been controlled to a large extent others continue to wreak havoc. Over 1.25 million children die annually in India. 48 per cent of all children have stunted growth due to malnutrition.
Surveys indicate that the major bottleneck in Indian diet is shortage of calories.
ReplyDeleteAgainst a recommended allowance of 2400 calories for an average male adult
engaged in sedentary occupation, the typical Iiidian diet hardly supplies 2,000
calories: The specific nutritional problem in the country is: Protein -Calorie
Malnutrition: Insufficiency of calories—the so called good gap appears to be the
chief cause of protein -calorie malnutrition. Its incidence among rural children is
very high in different parts of the country. The children's healthcare situation is
equally bad. While some diseases have been controlled to a large extent others
continue to wreak havoc. Over 1.25 million children die annually in India. 48 per
cent of all children have stunted growth due to malnutrition.