Anuradha Goyle

University of Rajasthan · Department of Home Science

A study was designed to determine the effect of supplementation of biscuits with and without micronutrients on the weight and height of adolescent girls (N=107) in the age group of 10 to 16 years studying in a government school in Jaipur city. Data on weights and heights were collected using standardized techniques. Hundred grams of biscuits furnis...

Vitamin A deficiency is widely prevalent amongst women and children in India. The aim of the study is to study the effect of supplementation of micronutrient fortified biscuits on serum total proteins and vitamin A levels of adolescent girls (n = 46, 10-16 years) studying in a government school in Jaipur city, India. The study was designed to be an...

Iodine deficiency disorders are a public health problem in India. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of multi-micronutrient-fortified biscuits on urinary iodine levels of adolescent girls (n = 51, 10-16 years) studying in a government school in Jaipur city, India. The study was designed as an intervention study. Biscuits fortified with...

Purpose – Iron deficiency anaemia is widely prevalent amongst women and children in India. The aim of the paper is to study the effect of supplementation of micronutrient fortified biscuits on haemoglobin and serum iron levels of adolescent girls (n = 46, 10-16 years) studying in a government school in Jaipur city, India. Design/methodology/approac...

Iron deficiency anaemia is widely prevalent amongst women and children in India. The present work was designed to be an intervention study with nutrient fortified biscuits to ameliorate the micronutrient status of adolescent girls from a low socio-economic background. The baseline data on iron status of 109 adolescent girls (10-15 years) studying i...

The nutritional status of 142 children in the age group of 10 to 15 years studying in a government school in Jaipur city was determined through anthropometry. Data on weights and heights of girls were collected using standardized techniques. The results revealed that the weights and heights of these children were below those of their well-to-do Ind...

Vitamin A deficiency is widely prevalent amongst children in India. The present work was designed to be an intervention study with nutrient fortified biscuits to ameliorate the micronutrient status of adolescent girls coming from a low socio-economic background. Baseline data on serum total proteins and vitamin A levels of 111 adolescent girls (10-...

The nutrient intakes of 146 young girls in the age group of 10-16 years studying in a government school in Jaipur city was assessed. The mean intakes of energy, protein, total fats, calcium, iron, carotenes, vitamin A, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic acid were below the RDAs, except for thiamin and folic acid intakes. The mean intakes of pulses, gr...

The nutritional status of 296 children in the age group of 2-3 and 3-4 years residing in squatter settlements on pavements and along roadsides in Jaipur city was determined through anthropometry. Data on weights and heights of children were collected using standardized techniques. The results revealed that the weights and heights of these children...

This study was conducted to determine the life style of roadside squatter settlers of Jaipur city through squatter settlement and family profiles. A total of 42 such settlements and 296 families were covered under the study. An interview schedule was used to elicit information on the squatters and their family profiles. The results revealed that th...

To determine the efficacy of various antioxidant vitamins and a major dietary source of antioxidants (fruits) we performed a randomized controlled trial. 175 successive patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) presenting to our centre were recruited and using a Latin-square design divided into five groups of 35 each. The groups were matched for a...

To evaluate the antioxidant and hypocholesterolaemic effects of Terminalia arjuna tree bark (a popular cardiotonic substance in Indian pharmacopoeia) and to compare it with a known antioxidant, vitamin E, we performed a randomized controlled trial. One hundred and five successive patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) presenting to our centre w...

To determine presence of oxidant stress in chronic renal failure and to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin E in its amelioration, we studied 34 patients (Group I, age 32.4 +/- 11 years, M:F 3:1) and 10 healthy controls (Group II, age 27.4 +/- 5 years, M:F 4:1). The difference in baseline values of lipid peroxide (nmol/ml) was statistically significan...

Objective : To evaluate the antioxidant and hypocholesterolaemic effects of Terminalia arjuna tree bark (a popular cardiotonic substance in Indian pharmacopoeia) and to compare it with a known antioxidant, vitamin E, we performed a randomized controlled trial. Methods : One hundred and five successive patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) pres...

India is a land of varied foods and food habits. This makes the task of collecting dietary and nutrient intake data difficult. Methods need to be devised to improve the accuracy in reporting intakes by various population subgroups. There is an urgent need to develop a questionnaire that is simple enough to be administered on a large sample and whos...

The emerging epidemic of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases in developing countries may have its roots in childhood. We studied atherosclerosis risk factors--tobacco use, obesity, hypertension, total cholesterol level and dietary intake of atherogenic nutrients in adolescent school children aged 13-17 years in Western India. Two hundred thirty...