Some observations on the food consumption pattern and nutritional status of a marine fishermen community

Srinath, Krishna (1988) Some observations on the food consumption pattern and nutritional status of a marine fishermen community. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 80. pp. 22-26.

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Abstract

Food consumption pattern and nutrient intake of artisanal fishermen community was investigated during 1982-'83in Vypeenkara, Cochin. The methodology adopted includes the survey of 150 housholds in the selected area to know the weekly food consumption pattern and evaluation of nutritional status with the aid of public health centre using the UNICEF standards for comparison. The study found that the nutritional quality of food taken by the community need to be raised.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Food consumption pattern; Nutritional status; consumption unit; balanced meal; Kanji; Pokkali; anthrapometric;
Subjects:	Socio Economics and Extension
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division
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Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2010 12:01
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:21
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/3247

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