DIETARY PATTERN AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH OF FARM WOMEN IN MAHARASHTRA

S.R. NADRE¹*, S.S. BORKER^2
1Scientist, Department of Home Science, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pokharni, 431602, Nanded, India
²LAD College for Women and Smt. RP College of Home Sc. & H. Sc. Technology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, 440033, India
* Corresponding Author : srnadre@rediffmail.com

Received : 02-04-2021     Accepted : 27-04-2021     Published : 30-04-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 4       Pages : 10745 - 10747
Int J Agr Sci 13.4 (2021):10745-10747

Keywords : Balanced diet, Nutrient Intake, Food consumption
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to LAD College for Women and Smt. RP College of Home Sc. & H. Sc. Technology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, 440033, India. Authors are also thankful to Scientist (Home Science), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pokharni, 431602, Nanded, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Farm women perform multiple duties and carry out numerous works in house hold, farm and allied activities with minimum available energy. Most of farm women are the anemic, malnourished and have health problems due to insufficient nutrient intake. Farm women should be sustaining healthy and active life; she must take diet as per recommendation. The study was carried out 60 farm women of two Agro climatic–zones of Maharashtra, from central Maharashtra plateau zone Nanded districts and western Vidhrabh Nagpur district in two age groups. Farmwomen were average 149 cm; average weight noted was 45 kg. The present study revealed that diet consumed by both the age group farm women in all the food group were notably inadequate with comparison of Recommended Dietary allowances for moderate working women. The diet of farm women was grossly deficient in major and micro nutrients such as protein, energy, CHO, Iron, Calcium, and Vit C. Statistically highly significant difference was observed between RDA and foodgroups and mean nutrient intake of selected farm women for both the age group. Therefore, Intervention on balanced diet program is very needful for improvement in nutritional status of farm women

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