{"product_id":"the-untiring-eye-copy-2","title":"Quantifying Under-nutrition in Rural India","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"display\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yourdiv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"display_right\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an insight into the problem of malnutrition in rural India and among its 15 major states. Specifically, it quantifies nutrient deprivation not only in terms of traditional approach—calorie and protein deficiency—but extends it to micronutrients—vitamins and minerals. Other studies attempting to quantify the micronutrient deficiencies in India have typically focused on their  clinical and sub-clinical manifestations; studies that quantify the magnitude of deprivation in nutrient intakes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003evis-à-vis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRDAs are rare having limited geographical coverage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther, this study has analysed how the macro- and micro-nutrient intakes vary with income and how these are conditioned by education, occupational structure, household size and its composition, etc. It has also examined how the nutritional status of children under the age of 3 years varies with nutrient intake levels, socio-economic variables and environmental factors. It identifies key factors that are associated with the prevalence of underweight and anaemia among women and young children and also discusses the relevant policy implications. This is perhaps the first comprehensive analysis of micronutrient malnutrition in rural India using two rich data sets provided by NSSO and NFHS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is an urgent need for a better understanding of the nutrition emergency in India and how it can be addressed. Rekha Sharma’s work is an important contribution to this endeavour, particularly in terms of taking economic analysis of nutrition issues beyond the traditional focus on calorie intake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    —    Jean Dreze\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e        Honorary Professor, Delhi School of Economics and \u003cbr\u003e        Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Ranchi University.    \u003cbr\u003e        \u003cbr\u003eNutrition insecurity is widespread and persistent in rural India and this book is a meticulous assessment of macro and micronutrient deprivation over a period of time. Such a detailed and careful research is among the very few studies in this area and when this is made available to a larger readership, one hopes that it will inform in ameliorating the problem of malnutrition in India; spawn more research; and enable improved data gathering and provision in that direction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    —    Brinda Viswanathan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        Associate Professor, Madras School of Economics, Chennai. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRekha Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, University of Delhi. She is MA, MPhil, PhD from Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Sharma has teaching experience of 25 years in University of Delhi and has taught papers related to microeconomics and its applications and development theory \u0026amp; experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"more\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1.1    Context and Objectives of the Study\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e1.2    An Approach to the Problem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e1.3    Organisation of the Study\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview of Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2.1    Changes in the Diet Composition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e2.2    Studies on Nutrient Demand Functions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e2.3    Studies on Nutritional Status Production Function\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eData Base\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3.1    Consumer Expenditure Surveys\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e3.2    Deriving Nutrient Intakes using Food Composition Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e3.3    The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e3.4    Merging of NSS and NFHS Data Sets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e3.5    Nutrients and their Functions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e3.6    Consequences of Nutritional Deficiencies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMethodology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4.1    The Recommended Dietary Allowance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e4.2    Computing Nutrient Deprivation \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e4.3    Nutrient Demand Functions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e4.4    Correlates of Nutritional Status\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummarising Nutrient Intakes and Nutritional Status\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5.1    Changes in Dietary Patterns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e5.2    Trends in Macronutrients and Micronutrients\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e5.3    Bioavailability of Nutrients in Rural Indian Diet \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e5.4    Summarising the Nutritional Outcomes across States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e5.5    Relating Nutrient Intakes to Nutritional Outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e5.6    A Summary of the Evidence \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrelates of Nutrient Intakes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e6.1     The Response to Income\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e6.2    Occupational Status (Producer versusNon-producer Households)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e6.3     Seasonality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e6.4     Household Size and Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e6.5     Intakes among Scheduled Caste (SC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e         and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Households \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e6.6     The Role of Literacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e6.7     Head of the Household\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e 6.8     Summary of the Main Results\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e7.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrelates of Nutritional Status\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7.1    Correlates of Nutritional Status among\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e        Children under the Age of 3 Years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e7.2    Correlates of Nutritional Status among\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e         Women and Children\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e7.3     A Summary of the Main Results\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e8.1     Results on Nutrient Deprivation \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e8.2     Results on Correlates of Nutrient Intakes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e8.3     Results on Correlates of Nutritional Status\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e8.4     Policy Implications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 78.3752px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 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