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* 'Wrhilefood and nutririoninsccurity need to E)e addresscd atalstages
oflifeczcle,certain groupssuch aspregnantand lactating m others,
adolcscentsand children underthrceyearsofageneed to bcgiven
Specialattenrion becauseofthcirphysiologicalneeds,
. Food and nuxrition security necdsto addressed through integrated
com plem entary strategies,nam cly dietary diversification,
supplementation,food fortification and com muniv and publichealrh
measures,along thefolowing lines:
* Enùrgingtl.mFoodBtuket-m any mileṛsand othcrunderutilized crops
likctubersare rich in micro-nutrientsascan be seen in Table 2 below.
They should hencebeincluded in thePDS.
Table2:Com parativeNutritiveValue of
M iletsand otherStapleGrains
Gmin Elwrgg flibero/i M iner.tl C.amg P mg Ironmg
ke
m
Ricc 345 0.2 0.6 10 160 0.7
Wrheat 546 1.2 1.5 41 506 5 .3
M aize 342 2.7 l.5 10 348 2 . 5
Finger
millct .528 J.6 2.7 344 283 3.9
Fovail
mile: 3J1 8.0 .5,.3 31 290 2.8
Llrtlc
milct 34 l 7,6 l.$ 17 220 9 . 3
Compared to rice:
Ragiis>34x(times)inCalcium,5xinlron,2xinPhosphorus,2xminerals
Littlc m iletis12x in iron,l.jx in calcium and Phosphorus
Foxtailm iletis5x in m inerals,sx in Calcium,4x in lron
* Dietary é;'?prrJJ#'ction-incrcasedavailabilityoffruitsandvegetables
through horricultureintelvcntions.
* Suppkmentation-ratherthan neglecting/abandoningthc programmes
thatare poorly functioning (such as iron and folic acid
supplementation)wenccdtostrengthcnthem systematicaliy.