?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Health+Scenario+of+Major+Tribals+of+Northern+Orissa+in+Relation+to+Human+Growth%2C+Development+and+Nutrition+and+the+Role+of+Genetic+Factors+in+Smell+and+Tasting+Abilities+in+Children&rft.creator=Balgir%2C+RS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=The+nature+of+physical+growth+and+development+of+children+depends+primarily+upon+the+genetic+endowments%2C+nutritional+status%2C+psychosocial+attitude+and+surrounding+physical+environmental+conditions.+School+going+children+are+the+most+important+segment+of+the+society+who+are+affected+by+under-+and+mal-nutrition.+Good+nutrition+is+an+indispensable+component+of+healthy+life.+Tribal+children+studying+in+Ashram+schools+can+be+taken+as+representatives+of+the+predominant+tribes+of+the+area.+This+study+was+aimed+at+evaluating+the+health+profile+in+relation+to+growth%2C+development+and+nutrition+of+a+randomly+selected+cross+section+of+1038+Ashram+school+children+aged+six+through+15+years+in+the+state+of+Orissa.+Following+the+standard+methodology%2C+it+was+noticed+that+nutritional+complications+are+compounded+due+to+ignorance%2C+bad+food+habits%2C+food+fads%2C+and+poverty.+About+71%25+of+the+Ashram+school+children+showed+mild+to+moderate+anemia.+According+to+different+grades+of+malnutrition%2C+the+frequency+of+grade+III+malnutrition+was+very+low+in+Ashram-school+boys+(1.4%25)+and+girls+(3.5%25)%2C+with+an+average+of+2.3%25.+The+grade+I+as+well+as+grade+II+malnutrition+was+also+higher+in+girls+(grade+II+%3D24.3%25%3B+grade+I%3D+37.6%25)+as+compared+to+boys+(grade+II%3D16.7%25%3B+grade+I%3D31.5%25)+with+an+average+of+19.9%25+and+34.1%25%2C+respectively+for+grade+II+and+grade+I+malnutrition.+There+was+a+consistent+pattern+of+increase+in+height+and+weight+in+the+year+six+through+fifteen+of+age%2C+showing+that+height+and+weight+of+the+Ashram+school+children+increases+with+the+corresponding+advancement+of+age+in+both+boys+and+girls.+In+general%2C+the+girls+were+shorter+and+lighter+in+weight+than+the+boys.+This+pattern+is+consistent+in+the+present+study+of+Ashram+school+children+in+Orissa.+It+has+been+observed+that+apart+from+the+genetic+potential%2C+the+intra-uterine+environment%2C+mother%E2%80%99s+nutritional+status+before%2C+during+and+post+pregnancy%2C+and+neonatal+nutrition+and+associated+traditional+behavior+drastically+influence+the+growth+and+development+of+individuals.+Adequate+physical+and+mental+fitness+of+parents+is+a+marker+for+physical+and+mental+fitness+of+the+progeny.+Heritable+genetic+factors+are+responsible+for+the+ability+to+detect+and+identify+smell+and+taste+of+food+items+of+liking+and+disliking+and+for+the+fussy+behavior+toward+different+foods+in+children.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-01-20&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7244%2F1%2F2010-4-2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Balgir%2C+RS++(2011)+Health+Scenario+of+Major+Tribals+of+Northern+Orissa+in+Relation+to+Human+Growth%2C+Development+and+Nutrition+and+the+Role+of+Genetic+Factors+in+Smell+and+Tasting+Abilities+in+Children.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7244%2F