Nutritional Status of Tribal Children and Adolescents in Rural South India: The Effect of an NGO Delivered Nutritional Programme

2013 ◽  
Vol 80 (10) ◽  
pp. 821-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Thomas ◽  
Rohit Srinivasan ◽  
Hanumappa Sudarshan
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
South India ◽  
Rural South

scholarly journals Nutritional status, cognitive achievement, and educational attainment of children aged 8-11 in rural South India

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. e0223001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yubraj Acharya ◽  
Nancy Luke ◽  
Marco Faytong Haro ◽  
Winsley Rose ◽  
Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar Russell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
South India ◽  
Cognitive Achievement ◽  
Rural South

Econometric and Existential Understanding of Food: Analysing Economic Growth and Nutritional Status in South India

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-288
Author(s):  
V. Sujatha
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Field Data ◽  
South India ◽  
Rural South ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status ◽  
Partial View ◽  
Nutrition Problem

There is much debate on the reasons for the poor nutritional status of the population amidst high economic growth in the country. A profusion of correlations and statistical averages characterizes mainstream nutritional discourses that are based on the notion of food as a thing that could be measured and understood in terms of numerical values. Much as the quantitative approach is necessary to guide public policy and to provide the basic food security to the population, it is a partial view, not adequate to understand the issues surrounding nutrition in all its dimensions. Drawing upon field data on food in rural South India, this article calls for a broader perspective on food that gives scope for people’s concerns about its quality and ecological source. It aims at providing a sociologically informed understanding of the statistical and the existential aspects of the nutrition problem.

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Children and Adolescents with Cirrhosis Due to Biliary Atresia

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Maria Inês A. Wilasco ◽  
Carolina Uribe-Cruz ◽  
Daniele Santetti ◽  
Bianca Pfaffenseller ◽  
Cristina T.L. Dornelles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Biliary Atresia ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Energy Homeostasis ◽  
Standard Deviation Score ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Anthropometric Parameters ◽  
Age Ratio

Background: The nutritional status in patients with cirrhosis is not so easy to assess properly. Considering the relationship between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and energy homeostasis, the main aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration of BDNF in children and adolescents with cirrhosis due to biliary atresia (BA) and correlate it with their nutritional status. Methods: Fifty-three children and adolescents with cirrhosis due to BA and 33 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Nutritional status was evaluated using anthropometric parameters, and serum BDNF was measured by ELISA. Spearman coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation between variables. Results: In the cirrhosis group, 28.8% were undernourished and in the control group, 100% were well-nourished. BDNF median values for the control and cirrhosis group were 28.5 and 9.0 pg/ml respectively. BDNF and platelets were positively associated with both Standard Deviation Score (SDS) for height-for-age ratio and SDS for triceps skinfold thickness-for-age ratio. Conclusions: Considering these associations, BDNF may be an indirect biomarker of nutritional status in children and adolescents with chronic liver disease. Further studies must be conducted to clarify the role of BDNF in this population.

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