Health and Nutrition of Rural Population

Health and Nutrition is an indispensable aspect of most concerned in the medical geography. Health represents a balanced relationship between body & mind. To achieve a good health balanced diet is necessary. Nutrition is one of the prime factors that affect the body’s immune system. Both under Nutrition & malnutrition are the main factors, causing high mortality rate not only in India but in all developing countries. About three fourth population living in rural areas of our country mainly depend upon primary activities and suffer from malnutrition and related diseases. (World Bank 1975). A large section of people in India is inadequate in calorie, protein, vitamins, and minerals; many of them unable to meet their nutrient requirement for various reasons that ultimately expose them are too severe health disorders. It is an established fact that long-term nutritional deficiency leads to low birth rate/weight babies, and Therefore the study related to important and relevant in the recent growth retardation among children. Nutritional aspect has become more years. Such studies are not only regarding health & nutrition but also exposing the real story of area improvement of Nutritional status and health. plays a vital role to prepare a plan for improvement of nutritional status and health.