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Table 13.3 Protein Intake Distributions in Rural India, 1993 and 2004
Range of Protein Intake Per Capita Per Day (gms)
Year
<45
46-60
61-75
>75
Total
1993
23.81 (37.1)
33.79 (52.4)
22.79 (66.8)
19.61 (94.4)
100 (60.3)
2004
28.81 (37.4)
38.05 (52.2)
21.46 (66.3)
11.68 (93.9)
100 (55.8)
Source
: Authors' calculations based on the the 50th and 61st rounds of the NSS
Table 13.4 Protein Intake Distributions in Urban India, 1993 and 2004
Range of Protein Intake Per Capita Per Day (gms)
Year
<45
46-60
61-75
>75
Total
1993
24.90 (37.1)
37.77 (52.4)
23.11 (66.5)
14.23 (90.7)
100 (57.3)
2004
29.40 (37.8)
34.50 (52.3)
24.69 (66.2)
11.40 (94.9)
100 (55.4)
Source
: Authors' calculations based on the the 50th and 61st rounds of the NSS
Table 13.5 Fat Intake Distributions in Rural India, 1993 and 2004
Range of Fat Intake Per Capita Per Day (gms)
Year
<20
21-30
31-50
>50
Total
1993
34.30 (14.0)
25.08 (24.7)
26.09 (38.3)
14.54 (72.1)
100 (31.5)
2004
22.59 (15.0)
27.21 (24.9)
33.58 (38.3)
16.62 (74.6)
100 (35.4)
Source
: Authors' calculations based on the the 50th and 61st rounds of the NSS
for 1993. As can be seen from Table 13.5, well over one-third of households are under the
lowest range of <20gm. The corresponding household share with fat intakes <50gm fell
to over 83% in 2004. The share of households consuming <20gm of fat fell sharply (from
over 34% to well over 22%). Mean fat intakes increased over the period 1993 to 2004.
Using higher ranges of fat intake for urban areas (Table 13.6), fat deprivation was per-
vasive (about 81% of the households consumed <60gm of fats in 1993). About a quar-
ter consumed <25gm. Over the period 1993-2004, the reduction in the proportion of
fat-deprived was slight (from 81% in 1993 to 78% in 2004). However, as in rural India, the
proportion consuming fats <25gm fell sharply. Mean fat intakes increased.
Thus, taking the nutritional norms as valid, the overall picture of nutritional depriva-
tion worsened considerably over the period 1993-2004, despite significantly enhanced
economic growth in per capita income.
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