Human Growth And Nutrition : A Biocultural Synthesis

Book Code: 1111008615608

Rajesh K. Gautam, Prasanna K. Patra

All Prices are including Free shipping via Air-Mail

Hardbound

ABOUT THE BOOK:- This book is a collection of 16 research papers on 6 different themes. It is an outcome of an international conference organized during 26-30 November 2012 at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Te chnology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar by International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES). A plenary session was organized jointly by the editors of the book. The authors of the chapters presented their findings as research papers in this conference and after suggestions; modified versions of selected papers were included in this book. Beside, 2-3 chapters were invited from the scholars who are working on 'Human Growth and Nutrition'. In this way this book is the result of collaborative efforts of a group of scholars. The book is rich in variety of aspect of human growth, development and nutrition, wide range of papers focused on different issues among people from North-East to South and East to West on Indian continent. Surely, it would be helpful for scholars of different fields like Medical sciences, peadiatrics, human nutrition, anthropology, geography, sociology, economics, political sciences, population and tribal studies and so on. There is no such compilation having such a wide coverage from very inception to adulthood, north to south and east to west.

Year:

2016

Language:

English

Publish Date:

1st

Publisher:

Kalpaz Publications

Pages:

284

Book Category:

pub

Subject:

Health , Home Science

Untitled Document

ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is a collection of 16 research papers on 6 different themes. It is an outcome of an international conference organized during 26-30 November 2012 at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar by International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES). A plenary session was organized jointly by the editors of the book. The authors of the chapters presented their findings as research papers in this conference and after suggestions; modified versions of selected papers were included in this book. Beside, 2-3 chapters were invited from the scholars who are working on 'Human Growth and Nutrition'. In this way this book is the result of collaborative efforts of a group of scholars. The book is rich in variety of aspect of human growth, development and nutrition, wide range of papers focused on different issues among people from North-East to South and East to West on Indian continent. Surely, it would be helpful for scholars of different fields like Medical sciences, peadiatrics, human nutrition, anthropology, geography, sociology, economics, political sciences, population and tribal studies and so on. There is no such compilation having such a wide coverage from very inception to adulthood, north to south and east to west.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. RK Gautam is among the pioneer Anthropologists. He joined Department of Anthropology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidylaya (A Central University), Sagar, Madhya Pradesh as an Assistant Professor in July 2004. He was born on October 2nd, 1970 in a village Deogaon, district Mandla of Madhaya Pradesh. He was awarded degree of Ph.D. by the University of Delhi. Recently, he was awarded Raman Post Doctoral Fellowship by UGC for the years 2015-16 for USA. His research is focused on Human growth, Human nutrition, Human genetics, population studies and tribal studies. Dr. PK Patra is Reader in Anthropology at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar since December 2010. He was awarded Ph.D in 2002 and MA in Japanese language in 2003, both from University of Delhi. He received Mombukagakusho Fellowship for postdoctoral research in Japan in 2005. From 2005 to 2009, he worked at University of Leiden in the Netherlands as NWO postdoctoral fellow. Thereafter, in 2010 and 2013-14, he received ESRC postdoctoral fellowship to do research at University of Sussex in United Kingdom. His areas of research interest include tribal demography, medical anthropology and biomedical ethics.

CONTENTS

Foreword . 9 Acknowledgements . 11 Preface . 13 List of Contributors . 21 Theme – 1 Human Growth and Development 1. Ultrasonographic Prenatal Growth Study of Human Foetuses among the Meitei of Manipur . 25 —Thokchom Ursa, Thoudam Bedita Devi and S. Jibonkumar Singh 2. Growth Pattern of stature and Body Weight during Childhood and Adolescence: A Cross-sectional Study among School Boys of Guwahati, Assam, India . 39 —T. Baruah, P. Kashyap, J. Phukan, U. Borah, D.K. Adak and P. Bharati 3. Pattern of Growth among Homozygous Sicklers: Cross-sectional Study among Mehra a Scheduled Caste of Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh . 49 —Jyoti Jhariya, Awadhesh N. Sharma and Rajesh K. Gautam 4. Growth and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Tibetans in Odisha 61 —K. C. Satapathy 5. Growth Pattern of the Adolescent: A Cross-sectional Study among the Bhotia of Uttarakhand, India . 81 —Chittaranjan Mandal 6 Human Growth and Nutrition: A Biocultural Synthesis Theme – 2 Under-Nutrition and Disease 6. Prevalence of Thinness, Overweight and Obesity among Karbi Tribal Children Aged 5-12 Years of Karbi Anglong, Assam Northeast India . 99 —Nitish Mondal, Rongkehai Ronchehon and Nitamoni Bharali 7. Co-prevalence of Under-nutrition and Hypertension among Indian Tribal Populations . 121 —Gautam K Kshatriya and Subhendu K. Acharya 8. Prevalence of Anemia among Tribals in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha . 141 —Manoranjan Mohapatra, K.C. Satapathy and P. K. Patra Theme – 3 Adult Nutrition, BMI and Puberty 9. Age at Puberty and Nutritional Status: A Comparative Study among Adult Females of two Different Ecological Zones . 153 —Rachna Thakur and Rajesh K. Gautam 10. Nutritional Status of Mawasis of Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh . 167 —Harshdeep Singh Dhanjal Theme – 4 Physical activity and body composition 11. Habitual Physical Activity, Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Health: Study among Rajput Women of District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh . 177 —NK Mungreiphy, Meenal Dhall, Satwanti Kapoor 12. A Study of Physical Activity Level Among the Chamba Youth (17-18 Years) of Himachal Pradesh . 201 —Lakhwinder Kaur and Ramesh Sahani Theme – 5 Nutritional status and associated factors 13. Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among the Tribal Children of Three Ecological Zones of India . 215 ——Swapan Kumar Kolay and Gautam Kumar Kshatriya 7 14. Nutritional Status of Santal Children in two Villages of Birbhum District, West Bengal . 239 —Jyoti Ratan Ghosh 15. Nutritional and Haematological Status of Migrant Pano Community of Slums in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India . 249 —Sunil Kumar Gouda Theme – 6 Food Security and Healthcare 16. Role of Self Help Groups in Providing Food Security and Health Care with Reference to Children: A Study in Andhra Pradesh . 269 —M. Sreevidya Index . 281

www.gyanbooks.com is not be responsible for typing or photographical mistake if any. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Downloads | Privacy Policy |Delivery Policy | Terms & Conditions | Refund & Cancellation

Last updated: 06-May-2024 Designed by IndiaPRIDE.com

Advanced Search

Human Growth And Nutrition : A Biocultural Synthesis