Children contribute human potential & strength to the development of the nation. Nutrition plays an important role for the development of the children. Inadequate nutrition in childhood may lead to malnutrition, growth retardation & poor mental & social development. Monitoring the nutritional status of school children is of utmost importance and present study was carried out to assess information regarding dietary consumption of the school children (7-9 year) of the two blocks viz, Sarojninagar Malihabad of Lucknow district. A sample of 200 school children was randomly selected. It was observed that intake of cereals was higher that RDI and intake of other food stuff like pulses, green leafy vegetables, milk & milk products , sugar and jaggery etc. was lower that RDI in respondent of both the blocks. The energy, fat ,iron, carotene, riboflavin was less than RDA while intake of other nutrients protein , calcium , thiamine ,niacin and ascorbic acid was higher than RDA in school children of both the block.
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Author Name: Anju Verma and Seema Sonkar
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Keywords: IJSER,2229-5518,22295518,Anju Verma and Seema Sonkar
ISSN: 22295518
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