Study of food habits, food practices and taboos in Bangladesh: their implications in nutrition education.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
;
1979 Jun; 5(1): 1-13
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-230
ABSTRACT
The paper reports the findings of a retrospective study conducted to determine the prevailing food habits, food taboos and practices among 381 mothers selected randomly from twelve villages situated in 4 administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Undesirable food taboos and practices, maldistribution of food, lack of understanding of the nutritional needs of the vulnerable groups and bad cooking practices were found to be widespread in rural Bangladesh. Nutritional and health implications of these are discussed and remedial measures suggested.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Oryza
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Taboo
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Bangladesh
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Female
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Humans
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Lactation
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Pregnancy
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Attitude
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Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
Year:
1979
Type:
Article
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