TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PART I - NUTRITION ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS    SUMMARY    I - INTRODUCTION    II - SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRENDS       Demographic Trends          Age-sex structure          Life expectancy       Macroeconomic Trends    III - NUTRITION AND MORTALITY OUTCOMES       Growth Pattern of Children          Appropriateness of standards          Rural children          Secular trends       Nutritional Status Of Preschool Children          Weight-for-age (underweight)          Stunting and wasting       Clinical nutritional deficiency signs       Birth Weight       Nutritional Status of Adults          Relationship between adult BMI and various factors          Maternal nutritional status       Micronutrient Deficiencies          Vitamin A deficiency          Iron deficiency anaemia          Iodine deficiency disorders       Infant and Child Mortality          Relation between prevalences of severely underweight and mortality       Maternal Mortality    IV - IMMEDIATE CAUSES OF OBSERVED OUTCOMES       Disease       Food Consumption    V - FOOD SECURITY       National Food Security          Agriculture          Food production          Drought and food distribution          Per capita food availability       Household Food Security          Poverty          Food prices and expenditure    VI - HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT       Resource Allocation and Infrastructure Development          Immunization coverage          Shelter, sanitation and water supply    VII - MATERNAL AND CHILD CARE       Mother and Child Health Care       Child Caring and Feeding Practices       Food Distribution within the Household       Education          Resource allocation          Infrastructure development          Female literacy outcomes       Socio-economic Status       Gender Issues in Child Care    VIII - CONCLUSIONS    ANNEX I: FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA: THE NATIONAL NUTRITION MONITORING BUREAU...    REFERENCES PART II - NUTRITION-RELEVANT ACTIONS IN ANDHRA PRADESH AND TAMIL NADU    Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu       Andhra Pradesh       Tamil Nadu    Nutrition and Mortality Outcomes       Andhra Pradesh       Tamil Nadu    Poverty and Nutrition    Food Consumption and Nutrition    The Political Economy of Nutrition    Resource Allocation for Nutrition    NUTRITION-RELEVANT ACTIONS       I - DIRECT NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS          A - The Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS)          B - The Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Programme (TINP)          TINP-II          C - The Midday Meals Programme          D - Vitamin A Prophylaxis Programme          E - Anaemia Prophylaxis Programme       II - FOOD INTERVENTIONS          The Public Distribution System (PDS)             The PDS in Andhra Pradesh             The PDS in Tamil Nadu       III - POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES          A - The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)          B - The National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)          C - The Rural Labour Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)    WHY NUTRITION IMPROVES       The Role of Poverty Alleviation Schemes in Improving Nutrition       Why Nutrition Improved in Andhra Pradesh       Why Nutrition Improved in Tamil Nadu    CONCLUSIONS    REFERENCES    GLOSSARY    ABBREVIATIONS OF A.P. DISTRICTS (USED IN FIGURES)    ANNEX: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION UNITED NATIONS - ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION - SUBCOMMITTEE...