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Dietary appraisal of West Bengal pre-school children and its effect on growth and nutrition

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A diet survey was conducted on 302 Calcutta and 100 Singur (rural area) pre-school children. Children in Calcutta were found to have a diet adequate in proteins but grossly deficient in calories. Singur pre-school children's diet was adequate in protein which was of inferior quality than taken by their urban counterparts. They also have a grossly deficient calorie intake. The incidence of PCM was found to be about four times more common in Singur than Calcutta.

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    Manas Kumar Chaudhuri

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Chaudhuri, M.K. Dietary appraisal of West Bengal pre-school children and its effect on growth and nutrition. Indian J Pediatr 40, 276–280 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02820137

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