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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
Published in: Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 2/2011

01-03-2011 | Editorial

Chronic pancreatitis in India: untying the nutritional knot

Author: Pramod Kumar Garg

Published in: Indian Journal of Gastroenterology | Issue 2/2011

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Nutrition is central to human existence from sustenance of cellular life to powering its myriad functions. Contrasting images of Haitian or Ugandan malnourished children and Westerner obese kids mirror not only the economic reality of a nation but also the propensity to diseases albeit of opposite polarity from Kwashiorkor/Marasmus to metabolic syndrome with equal implications for health outcomes. In addition to specific nutritional deficiency states such as scurvy and rickets, indirect effects of nutrition on human health are of greater importance. …
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Metadata
Title
Chronic pancreatitis in India: untying the nutritional knot
Author
Pramod Kumar Garg
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0254-8860
Electronic ISSN: 0975-0711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-011-0096-6

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