Nutritional Aspects of Qashqai tribe boys of Iran

Many studies have been done on the Qashqai tribe of Iran by taking into account the cultural and socio-economic aspects. This is an attempt to study of the tribe with reference to their nutritional status on the basis of anthropometric measurements. The aim of this study is to assess the nutritional status of Qashqai tribe of Iran and investigation their dietary customs. To assess the nutritional status quantitatively with the help of anthropometric measurements. A total of 961boys belonging to age group 6 to 91 years were selected from 077 households of Qashqai tribe. The finding of the present study show that in anthropometric measurements of height, weight of present study is lower than compared to NCHS standard. The dietary intake of the boys of the present study in terms of caloric consumption is lower than WHO standard. There is deficiency in diet of the boys both in quality and quantity as compared to the accepted standard. Qashqai boys have faced malnutrition. The analysis of the data reveals a significant association between economic condition and nutrient intake. Lower the social-economic condition, lower is the consumption of nutrient, therefore the main underlying cause of low caloric consumption is poverty.

Keywords:

Nutritional , Qashqai , height , weight , dietary survey , social-economic