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Regional Disparities in Food Habits and Nutritional Intake in Andhra Pradesh, India

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Title Regional Disparities in Food Habits and Nutritional Intake in Andhra Pradesh, India
 
Creator Reddy, A A
 
Subject Food and Nutrition
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Andhra Pradesh is one of the largest states in India. The study assessed the
regional disparities in Andhra Pradesh in food habits and nutritional intake in three
different regions namely Coastal, Rayalaseema and Telangana in the backdrop of demand
for separate Telangana state. The analysis revealed that consumption of most food items
was less than the requirement in three regions. The diet was based mainly on cereals,
which supplied about 74 per cent energy, 67 per cent proteins and 10 per cent fats. The
share of high value commodities (vegetables, fruits, milk and meat products) in total food
expenditure is much higher in Coastal compared to both Telangana and Rayalaseema
regions, which shows significant differences in food habits across three regions. The
expenditure elasticity for fruits, milk and meat products are much higher in all three
regions, while for cereals expenditure elasticities are less. About 30 to 45 per cent of the
population was undernourished across regions. Incidence of nutritional deficiency is more
prevalent among the landless, scheduled caste, scheduled tribes and poor. Although it
appears that, nutrient deficiency in calories, proteins and fats appears to be low in Coastal
region, if we consider micro nutrient most likely that the region may be better of
considering the high proportion of fruits, vegetables, milk and meat products in the diet
compared to Telangana and Rayalaseema regions. Further, In Coastal region, disparities
between landless and large land holders in nutrition status is much higher than Telangana
and Rayalaseema regions, may be due to large proportion of agricultural labour in Coastal
region. The study identifies that there is no link between production and consumption of
different food items at regional level. It mostly is determined by food habits and income
levels.
 
Publisher EAAEDS
 
Date 2010
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7542/1/RSES_10_2_2010_125-134.pdf
Reddy, A A (2010) Regional Disparities in Food Habits and Nutritional Intake in Andhra Pradesh, India. Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 10 (2). pp. 125-134.