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The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the effect of supplementation of drumstick leaves on blood pressure and serum lipid profile of selected subjects. Four variations of drumstick leaves powder chutney were developed utilizing Bengal gram dal, Black gram dal, Niger seed. Tamarind, Jaggery and chilli powder. Variation IB recorded the highest sco...
A study on the importance of oral rehydration therapy is conducted at muslim colony located in Vizhinjam panchayat, to assess the prevalence of diarrhoea among infants and preschool children and its impact on infant mortality rate, to find out the causative factors responsible for the incidence of diarrhoea, to popularise oral rehydration solution as a preventive m...
A study of improvement of the nutritional quality of bread was conducted by selecting different food ingredients like soya flour, tapioca flour and skimmed milk powder and also by varying fermentation time. The banking characteristics, organoleptic and shelflife qualities of the four different formulations tried were ascertained and based on these 3 aspects, maida...
Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for most of the developing countries in the world. It is the largest economic sector in India and plays a significant role in the growth and development of the nation. About 70 percent of the population in our country is directly engaged in agriculture. Agriculture not only provide people with food and raw materials b...
Ragi (Eleucine coracana) forms an important source of minerals like iron, calcium, zinc in Indian diet, especially for people living under poor socio-economic conditions. But mere presence of minerals in a food is no indication of their bio availability. It is generally accepted that minerals from plant foods like cereals and millets are less available than min...
Aflatoxin B] is a potential carcinogen, teratogen, mutagen and immunosuppressiveagentproducedasasecondarymetabolitebythestorage fungi Aspergillus flaws and Aspergillusparasiticus. Various agricultural commoditieswerefoundtobecontaminatedwithaflatoxins likerice,wheat, maize,peanuts,coconut,milk,spicesetc. The present surveywas designed to estimatethe extent ofaflat...
A random sample of one hundred pregnant women who delivered 95 singletone and 5 twin (10 babies) premature babies in 17 randomly selected maternity clinics during 4 consecutive months from Parbhani town were included in the study. The data pertaining to the study were collected by participatory observations and personally interviewing with mothers and family m...
The human characteristic of getting used to the environment and tools, sometimes leads to undesirable situations. People get used to the un-ergonomic conditions and encounter even extreme risk factors. They unknowingly adopt bad postures in their normal work cycle, which may lead to temporary or permanent health problems. Cooking is the most common activity in...