Nutrition and Tribal Health

Prevalence of malnutrition among tribal communities is a common problem not only of India but also of other developing and underdeveloped countries of the world. Malnutrition is mostly prevalent amongst poor and ignorant tribal people living under adverse socio-economic and environmental conditions. It also retards normal growth and development and affects in health.The present book, therefore, tries to highlight with proper evidence about certain major issues of Health and Nutrition as a conditional factors of the environment and habitation of three geo-social locations (town, nearest to town, farthest from the town).The issues researched and presented in the book are-Food, Diet Nutrition, Food habits, factors influencing food habits etc. The people, ethnographic outline, health, hygiene and living conditions and the nutritional status of the tribal communities living in different habitational locations. Relationship of malnutrition on Health (growth and development, infectious diseases, mortality etc.). Recommendations have been underlined for further studies.