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Subject: Food and Nutrition × Author: AKKAVVA WADAKAPPANAVAR S. × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis ×
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    BREAKFAST CONSUMPTION PATTERN AND ITS RELATION TO NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN
    (University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad, 2015-07) AKKAVVA WADAKAPPANAVAR S.; Dr. PUSHPA BHARATI
    Breakfast consumption pattern of 565 preschool children (including 252 (44.60%) boys and 313 (55.40%) girls) and its relation to nutritional status and cognitive abilities was studied in rural and urban Dharwad. The study included 565 preschool children of which. Irrespective of locality, percentage of children consuming breakfast regularly increased with increase in age (69.35% at 3 years to 80.78% at 5 years). Irrespective of locality biscuits were consumed by higher per cent (91.86) of study children followed by idli (84.78), dosa (84.60) and paddu (75.00). Breakfast consumption was significantly associated with family type and occupation of mothers in both rural and urban areas. Breakfast consumers took significantly higher amount of pulses, fruits, milk and milk products and lower amounts of fat and eggs compared to skippers. There was a steady increase in all anthropometric measurements with advancement of age. According to IAP (2006), majority of girls and boys were moderately malnourished followed by severe and mild malnutrition, less than ten per cent of them were normally nourished. More than 70 per cent of children were normal based on head to chest circumference ratio (77.70%) and MUAC (70.80%). The mean intake of foods and major nutrients among all the preschool children was less than the recommended dietary allowances. Significant association was observed between breakfast consumption pattern and nutritional status of rural children. Rural boys and girls had higher cognitive scores of performance IQ (96.17 and 95.53), verbal IQ (98.54 and 98.09) and over all IQ (97.0 and 96.40) respectively compared to urban counterpart’s (performance IQ-91.16 and 87.67, verbal IQ-94.53 and 91.93 and overall IQ-92.63 and 90.0). However, cognitive scores were higher better nourished and breakfast consumers compared to poorly nourished and skippers.