Diet Quality, Nutritional Adequacy and Anthropometric Status among Indigenous Women of Reproductive Age Group (15–49 Years) in India: A Narrative Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Food Group Consumption in Indigenous Women of India
3.2. Traditional Food Consumption in Indigenous Women of India
3.3. Dietary Diversity of Indigenous Women in India
3.4. Nutrient Intake of Indigenous Women in India
3.5. Nutritional Status of Indigenous Women in India
4. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tribe | N | EAR a | Energy (kcal/d) | Protein (g/d) | Vitamin A (µg/d) | Vitamin C (mg/d) | Thiamine (mg/d) | Riboflavin (mg/d) | Niacin (mg/d) | Folate (µg/d) | Vitamin B12 (mg/d) | Iron (mg/d) | Calcium (mg/d) | Zinc (mg/d) | Dietary Assessment Method | Random Sample |
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2130 | 36 | 390 | 55 | 1.4 | 2 | 12 | 180 | 2 | 15 | 800 | 11 | |||||
Jammu & Kashmir | ||||||||||||||||
Gujjar Bakerwal [71] | 410 | Mean | 1421 | 40.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.9 | 277 | - | 1 | No |
SD | 264 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 152.9 | ||||||||||||
Gujjar [72] | 50 | Mean | 1862 | 39.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 337.3 | - | 1 | No |
SD | 1461 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 292.6 | ||||||||||||
Jharkhand | ||||||||||||||||
Santhal [43] | 147 | Mean | 1969 | 43.5 | 923.5 | 98.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 20.9 | 85.8 | 0.2 | 13.9 | 325.3 | 7.8 | 1 | Yes |
SD | 778 | 18.9 | 1364.8 | 115.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 65.9 | 0.1 | 18.9 | 578.1 | 3.2 | ||||
Oraon [44] | 138 | Mean | 2365 | 58.3 | 146.4 | 61.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 27.2 | 100 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 277.3 | 9.6 | 1 | Yes |
SD | 918 | 40.3 | 207.6 | 46.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 56.4 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 171.03 | 3.8 | ||||
Oraon [84] | 100 | Mean | 2092 | 41.2 | 219 | 25.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 20.5 | 288.7 | - | 1 | Yes |
SD | 34 | 4.03 | 2.03 | 1.63 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 7.1 | - | ||||
Munda [84] | 100 | Mean | 2179 | 38.9 | 231.2 | 27.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 21.6 | 305.5 | - | 1 | Yes |
SD | 38 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 3.2 | - | ||||
Munda [25] | 282 | Mean | 1495 | 35.6 | 68.7 | 48.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 114.2 | - | 7 | 120.7 | 5.6 | 1 | Yes |
SD | 269.3 | 5.3 | 34.7 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 13.9 | - | 1.7 | 7.6 | 1 | ||||
Sauria Paharia [30] | 204 | Mean | 1092 | 31.6 | 15.7 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 79.4 | - | 5.2 | 90.6 | 4.4 | 1 | Yes |
SD | 86.3 | 3.5 | 27.6 | 82.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 22.9 | - | 1.5 | 19.4 | 0.6 | ||||
Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||
Saharia [85] | 209 | Mean | 1478 | 51.7 | 45 (20, 79) * | 6 (2, 13) * | 1.9 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 55.2 | - | 20.5 | 254 | - | 1 | Yes |
Korku [73] | 602 | Mean | 1822 | 37.7 | 93 | 16.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 9.2 | - | - | 15.7 | 170.3 | - | 2 | No |
Meghalaya | ||||||||||||||||
Khasi [26] | 47 | Mean | 1890 | 59.2 | 191.2 | 33.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 13.1 | - | - | 13.8 | 322.8 | - | 1 | Yes |
SD | 438.3 | 29.3 | 279 | 31.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 385.2 | |||||||
Odisha | ||||||||||||||||
Desia Khond [86] | 80 | Mean | 2225 | 33.46 | 134.5 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 10.7 | 47.4 | 0.15 | 13.7 | 195.3 | 4.8 | 1 | Yes |
SD | 262 | 11.17 | 228 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 0.53 | 6.6 | 15.1 | 0.42 | 4.9 | 56.7 | 1.3 | ||||
Rajasthan | ||||||||||||||||
Saharia [27] | 93 | Mean | 1335 | 42.2 | 291 | 23.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 13.1 | 168 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 438.5 | 6.9 | 1 | No |
SD | 287 | 10.4 | 281 | 19.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 54 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 154.3 | 1.9 | ||||
Meena [27] | 92 | Mean | 1386 | 44.4 | 442 | 26.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 166.9 | 0.2 | 15.3 | 531.2 | 6.7 | 1 | No |
SD | 252 | 8.2 | 397 | 18.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 60.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 203.5 | 1.3 | ||||
Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||||
Irula [28] | 30 | Mean | 1830 | 35.2 | 558 | 20 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 8 | 48 | - | 12 | 158 | - | 2 | No |
Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||
Bhoksa [74] | 120 | Mean | 1638 | 42.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.8 | 335 | - | 1 | Yes |
SD | 243 | 6.81 | 2.8 | 176.4 | ||||||||||||
West Bengal | ||||||||||||||||
Santhal [87] | 45 | Mean | 2180 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Yes |
SD | 472 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tribe | Energy | Protein | Vitamin A | Vitamin C | Thiamine | Riboflavin | Niacin | Folate | Vitamin B12 | Iron | Calcium | Zinc |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jammu & Kashmir | ||||||||||||
Gujjar Bakerwal [71] | High risk | Low risk | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | High risk | High risk | No data |
Gujjar [72] | High risk | Low risk | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | High risk | High risk | No data |
Jharkhand | ||||||||||||
Santhal [43] | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk |
Oraon [44] | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk |
Oraon [84] | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | Low risk | High risk | No data |
Munda [84] | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | Low risk | High risk | No data |
Munda [25] | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | |
Sauria Paharia [30] | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | |
Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||
Saharia [85] | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | No data | Low risk | High risk | No data |
Korku [73] | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | No data | No data | Low risk | High risk | No data |
Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
Khasi [26] | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | No data | No data | High risk | High risk | No data |
Odisha | ||||||||||||
Desia Khond [86] | Low risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk |
Rajasthan | ||||||||||||
Saharia [27] | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk |
Meena [27] | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk |
Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
Irula [28] | High risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | No data | High risk | High risk | High risk |
Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
Bhoksa [74] | High risk | Low risk | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | High risk | High risk | High risk |
West Bengal | ||||||||||||
Santhal [87] | Low risk | High risk | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
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Kapoor, R.; Sabharwal, M.; Ghosh-Jerath, S. Diet Quality, Nutritional Adequacy and Anthropometric Status among Indigenous Women of Reproductive Age Group (15–49 Years) in India: A Narrative Review. Dietetics 2023, 2, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/dietetics2010001
Kapoor R, Sabharwal M, Ghosh-Jerath S. Diet Quality, Nutritional Adequacy and Anthropometric Status among Indigenous Women of Reproductive Age Group (15–49 Years) in India: A Narrative Review. Dietetics. 2023; 2(1):1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/dietetics2010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleKapoor, Ridhima, Manisha Sabharwal, and Suparna Ghosh-Jerath. 2023. "Diet Quality, Nutritional Adequacy and Anthropometric Status among Indigenous Women of Reproductive Age Group (15–49 Years) in India: A Narrative Review" Dietetics 2, no. 1: 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/dietetics2010001