Nutritional Impact of Millet-based Foods on Pregnant and Nursing Women from Anganwadi Centers in Mahabubnagar

Nutritional Impact of Millet-based Foods on Pregnant and Nursing Women from Anganwadi Centers in Mahabubnagar

Background: In 1975, the Government of India initiated the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme. The Supplementary Nutrition Program (SNP) under the ICDS provides meals to pregnant and nursing women at Anganwadi centres (AWCs) to improve their nutritional status. Aim: The current inte...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of nutrition, pharmacology and neurological diseases pharmacology and neurological diseases, 2022-04, Vol.12 (2), p.66-71
Hauptverfasser: Sharat Dhruthi, Devulapalli, Gokhale, Devaki
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Sprache:eng
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Body mass index
Breast feeding
Child development
Glycosylated hemoglobin
Nursing
Pregnant women
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Zusammenfassung:Background: In 1975, the Government of India initiated the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme. The Supplementary Nutrition Program (SNP) under the ICDS provides meals to pregnant and nursing women at Anganwadi centres (AWCs) to improve their nutritional status. Aim: The current interventional study focused on identifying nutritional impact of millet-based foods (such as millet health mix, millet energy bars, finger millet cutlets, and finger millet biscuits) pre- and postintervention on weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), and hemoglobin of pregnant women and nursing mothers. Methods: Pregnant (n = 22) and nursing women (n = 16) from four AWCs of Gangapur village, Mahabubnagar, Telangana voluntarily participated in this study. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS and P-value of
ISSN:2231-0738
DOI:10.4103/ijnpnd.ijnpnd_60_21