The largest determinant of under nutrition among the population is micronutrient deficiency of Vitamin A, iodine, and iron. The most highly affected populations are children under 3, women who are pregnant or lactating, and more specifically, those in rural areas and "scheduled castes and tribes.... Populations living in rural areas have less access to a diverse and reliable food supply. ... " Undernutrition impedes productivity, creates an unhealthy population, and perpetuates poverty; indeed, "Micronutrient deficiencies alone may cost India US$2.5 billion annually.... Double ...

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Understand the basics of a good research study: Control group, randomized, sample size, placebo, double-blind study control group randomized : selection of people sample size placebo: fake medicine double-blind study: don't know what they are taking nobody knows. 14. Know the 4 sections of the Dietary Reference Intakes and what they represent (DRIs) • EAR: Estimated Average Requirements: is the average amount of a nutrient that is sufficient for half the population. • RDA: Recommended Dietary Allowances: the amount of the nutrient to meet the needs of most healthy people 98%...

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Television has many thin pretty women acting on soaps directed at today's young adult population. ... Anorexia nervosa has doubled in the last two decades, bulimia is seen as a sly way of depriving the body of food and binge eating is apparent in almost every society. ... Child violence because of exposure to television programmes involving fighting is doubling as the years go by. ...

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"Obesity is a disease that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population (approximately 60 million). ... Since 1980, the percentage of American children who are overweight has doubled, and the percentage of adolescents who are overweight has nearly tripled." ...

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It seems that we all eat fast food because it's easy, convenient and inexpensive. Compared to other foods in America, fast food is most popular; it's something that people can go out and enjoy. In part I of Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser writes about the reasons why fast foods are so popular in Am...

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