Lathyrism

Undermining indigenous pulses

Nutritionist Shantilal Kothari, whose efforts were instrumental in revocation of the ban on lathyrus speaks to Aparna Pallavi How did you get interested in lathyrus? In 1983, prices of tur daal suddenly shot up by Rs 200 for 100 kg. At that time I used to believe what I had …

Undermining indigenous pulses

Nutritionist Shantilal Kothari, whose efforts were instrumental in revocation of the ban on lathyrus speaks to Aparna Pallavi How did you get interested in lathyrus? In 1983, prices of tur daal suddenly shot up by Rs 200 for 100 kg. At that time I used to believe what I had …

Cooked research

In September 2003, the Sanjay Deotale Committee conducted extensive research in rural hospitals in the high lathyrus consumption districts of Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli, and found that they had not received any lathyrus patient in the last five years. Doctors from National Institute of Nutrition who were part of …

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