Pushpa Bharati
Biographic Data
| ID | 3806019 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pushpa Bharati |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pushpa |
| FAMILY NAME | Bharati |
| SIGNATURE | BHARATI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Sciences , Dharwad 580 005, Karnataka, India |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Clinical Symptoms of Dental and Skeletal Fluorosis in Gadag and Bagalkot Districts of Karnataka
An investigation was undertaken in six endemic villages of Mundargi taluk of Gadag district and two of Hungund taluk of Bagalkot district to assess the clinical symptoms of both dental and skeletal fluorosis and in turn to find out the severity of the disease. A check list developed with the help of available literature and in consultation with nutritionists was used to record clinical symptoms. Among the 832 subjects (532 and 300 from Mundargi a…
Effect of Fluoride Rich Food Adjuncts and Prevalence of Fluorosis
The study included 47 families from Nagur and Chitwadagi villages of Hungund taluk. Out of 300 subjects 72 per cent had habit of tea consumption, 6.67 per cent tobacco chewing, 10.33 per cent arecanut chewing and 4.67 per cent of them had habit of both tobacco and arecanut chewing. Prevalence of fluorosis was categorised according to the habits of consuming fluoride rich food adjuncts and use of dentrifices by the subjects. Higher prevalence of d…
Anthropometric Measurments of School Children of Raichur, (Karnataka)
The nutritional status of school age children of Raichur region was assessed using the anthropometric measurements. Of the 560 children, 50 per cent belonged to rural area and other half to schools of urban area.The nutritional status of children from rural and urban areas was lower than the NCHS standard, girls showing lower measurements than boys. The children from urban area were better than their rural counterparts in all the measurements tho…
Seasonal Variations in Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls
The investigation focussing on “Seasonal variations in nutritional status of adolescent girls” was carried between June 2001 to May 2002. 80 girls were selected between the age group of 13 to 15 years from rural and urban areas of Dharwad. The nutritional status of the subjects was assessed by anthropometry and dietary intake. Irrespective of locality, the selected subjects recorded higher values for height, weight, waist and hip circumference du…
Seasonal Variations in Iron Status of Adolescent Girls in Dharwad Taluk
The investigation focussing on “Seasonal variations in iron status of adolescent girls in Dharwad Taluk” was carried between June 2001 to May 2002. The iron status of the adolescent girls was assessed by dietary, clinical and biochemical method. The frequency of consumption of foods rich in blood forming nutrients by the subjects was higher during rainy and winter compared to summer. Irrespective of locality, subjects recorded higher mean haemogl…
Epidemiology of Fluorosis in Dharwad District, Karnataka
Epidemiology of fluorosis in selected endemic villages of Dharwad district was studied during 1994-95. The sample size was 532 of which 224 were children and 308 adults. Life style of subjects involved hard manual labour and of poor economic condition. The villages had maximum temperature of 40±1° C with dry climate. Fluoride in drinking water of fluorotic villages was as high as 4.00 ppm to 13.5 ppm. Diet consisted of sorghum, chillies and black…
Risk Factors for Hypertension in Dharwad City, Karnataka
The investigation focussing on “Risk factors for hypertension” was carried out at Dharwad city (Karnataka). One hundred hypertensive subjects along with equal number of age and sex matched normotensives were included for the study. The risk factors considered for hypertension were abdominal obesity, general obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, high fat, high sodium, low potassium, low calcium and low magnesium intake. Scoring of the risk factor…
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Epidemiology of Fluorosis in Dharwad District, Karnataka
Epidemiology of fluorosis in selected endemic villages of Dharwad district was studied during 1994-95. The sample size was 532 of which 224 were children and 308 adults. Life style of subjects involved hard manual labour and of poor economic condition. The villages had maximum temperature of 40±1° C with dry climate. Fluoride in drinking water of fluorotic villages was as high as 4.00 ppm to 13.5 ppm. Diet consisted of sorghum, chillies and black…
Risk Factors for Hypertension in Dharwad City, Karnataka
The investigation focussing on “Risk factors for hypertension” was carried out at Dharwad city (Karnataka). One hundred hypertensive subjects along with equal number of age and sex matched normotensives were included for the study. The risk factors considered for hypertension were abdominal obesity, general obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, high fat, high sodium, low potassium, low calcium and low magnesium intake. Scoring of the risk factor…
Seasonal Variations in Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls
The investigation focussing on “Seasonal variations in nutritional status of adolescent girls” was carried between June 2001 to May 2002. 80 girls were selected between the age group of 13 to 15 years from rural and urban areas of Dharwad. The nutritional status of the subjects was assessed by anthropometry and dietary intake. Irrespective of locality, the selected subjects recorded higher values for height, weight, waist and hip circumference du…
Seasonal Variations in Iron Status of Adolescent Girls in Dharwad Taluk
The investigation focussing on “Seasonal variations in iron status of adolescent girls in Dharwad Taluk” was carried between June 2001 to May 2002. The iron status of the adolescent girls was assessed by dietary, clinical and biochemical method. The frequency of consumption of foods rich in blood forming nutrients by the subjects was higher during rainy and winter compared to summer. Irrespective of locality, subjects recorded higher mean haemogl…
Clinical Symptoms of Dental and Skeletal Fluorosis in Gadag and Bagalkot Districts of Karnataka
An investigation was undertaken in six endemic villages of Mundargi taluk of Gadag district and two of Hungund taluk of Bagalkot district to assess the clinical symptoms of both dental and skeletal fluorosis and in turn to find out the severity of the disease. A check list developed with the help of available literature and in consultation with nutritionists was used to record clinical symptoms. Among the 832 subjects (532 and 300 from Mundargi a…
Effect of Fluoride Rich Food Adjuncts and Prevalence of Fluorosis
The study included 47 families from Nagur and Chitwadagi villages of Hungund taluk. Out of 300 subjects 72 per cent had habit of tea consumption, 6.67 per cent tobacco chewing, 10.33 per cent arecanut chewing and 4.67 per cent of them had habit of both tobacco and arecanut chewing. Prevalence of fluorosis was categorised according to the habits of consuming fluoride rich food adjuncts and use of dentrifices by the subjects. Higher prevalence of d…
Anthropometric Measurments of School Children of Raichur, (Karnataka)
The nutritional status of school age children of Raichur region was assessed using the anthropometric measurements. Of the 560 children, 50 per cent belonged to rural area and other half to schools of urban area.The nutritional status of children from rural and urban areas was lower than the NCHS standard, girls showing lower measurements than boys. The children from urban area were better than their rural counterparts in all the measurements tho…
Medicine (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Dental fluorosis (3 works) · Dentistry (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Fluoride Effects and Removal (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Fluoride (2 works)