Encyclopaedia of Health, Nutrition and Family Welfare (In 3 Volumes)

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Food habits are not necessarily related to nutrition and life style pattern. These habits are related with culture, environment and availability of food. Therefore, it is argued that life style patterns and food habits must be linked with nutritional requirements in such a way that disease could be prevented or cured, deprived nutrition at developing stage results in retardation of growth, poor health, reduced efficiency and also a poor level of social output. The social welfare policies and programmes in India are extensive in approach. The programme become more steamlined and were integrative in nature. Aimed to reach to the poorer sections, they have tried to integrate different types of services to cater a variety of needs. It is this phenomena in its varied dimensions which the editors of this encyclopaedia had tried to explore. They have provided an objective critique of the contradictions and consequences of the development and disparities. There are some definite linkages between development and disparities. Tackling as it does varies concerns which are of growing importance in most developing countries, the collection in this encyclopaedia is of thought provoking critical reviews/papers/articles from India and abroad which would appeal to a wide range of readers. The encyclopaedia encompasses a wide range of content and approaches in its admit and as such it is expected to be of much interest to a vast spectrum of scholars.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ruchi Mishra

Ruchi Mishra (b. 1962) has done her Graduation & Post Graduation in first class first from Ruhail Khand University, Bariely. She has to her credit various research papers & articles on Women and Child Development, published in various Journals of repute. She has also edited number of books on nutrition and health issues. She is a free lance expert on issues related to social development. She is also working as volunteer with CARE-International.

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Title
Encyclopaedia of Health, Nutrition and Family Welfare (In 3 Volumes)
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8176251712
Length
1225p., Figs.
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