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| Article Name : | | | PREVALENCE OF FOOD FAD AND FALLACIES REGARDING FOOD INTAKE AMONG LACTATING MOTHERS IN DISTRICT KARNAL | | Author Name : | | | Tarvinder jeet Kaur , Manmeet kaur | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-5401 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Breast feeding is universal in India. Breast milk is nurture provided by nature. Several cultural practices are associated with lactation and breast feeding. The present study explored the beliefs, attitudes and practices regarding the food intake, food avoidance and special food consumption during lactation. The study was conducted on hundred lactating mothers randomly selected from Karnal district of Haryana. Information regarding dietary habits, practices as well as avoidance of particular food preparations was collected by questionnaire cum interview method. The result revealed that spicy foods, coffee, whole pulses, fried foods, citrus foods, fruit juices and non-vegetarian food products were avoided by most of the subjects during lactation due to various beliefs & traditions. Moong-khichdi, panjiri, badam-milk, gur-saunth, turmeric-milk, dalia, gur-ajwain, laddoo and til-laddoo were among the special food preparation consumed by the lactating mothers during lactation. Special foods were consumed by the mothers because these foods were considered to be easily digested, galactagogue, energetic, immunity booster and strengthen the body. | | Keywords : | | - healthy management,constitution,
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