Food Intake of Pre-Schoolers of Maharashtra and Haryana: A Comparative Study

Abstract

Dietary intakes of pre-school children continue to be affected by economic and social factors. Nutritional status largely depends on the feeding habits of the community which are influenced by social customs, beliefs, superstitions, religion, cultural behaviour, changes in the living environment, mass communication and the socio-economic status of the families. These socio-cultural factors play a vital role on the ecology of mal-nutrition over and above the nutritional and medical factors.