Title
Community-based millet intervention improves nutrient intake among adults in rural and tribal communities of Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors
Arti Gupta*, B. Venkatashiva Reddy, Pulla Sirisha, Joe Amalan, Mohammed Adil Hussain, Vijay Kishore, S. Praveen Kumar & Rajeev Aravindakshan
Affiliation
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Arti Gupta - E-mail: guptaarti2003@gmail.com;
guptaarti2003@aiimsmangalagiri.edu.in
Venkatashiva Reddy.B - E-mail: drshiva222@gmail.com; drshiva222@aiimsmangalagiri.edu.in
Pulla Sirisha - E-mail: pulla.sirisha6291@gmail.com
Joe Amalan - E-mail: joeamalan0@gmail.com
Mohammed Adil Hussain - E-mail: dradelhusyn@gmail.com
Vijay Kishore - E-mail: vijaythedr@gmail.com; m02jan024005@aiimsmangalagiri.edu.in
S. Praveen Kumar - E-mail: human.pk04@gmail.com; m02jul024009@aiimsmangalagiri.edu.in
Rajeev Aravindakshan - E-mail: rajeev.a@aiimsmangalagiri.edu.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received September 1, 2026; Revised
September 30, 2026; Accepted September 30, 2026, Published September
30, 2026
Abstract
Millets have attracted renewed attention as nutrient-dense cereals with considerable potential to address non-communicable disease challenges. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the impact of a 12-week millet-based nutrition intervention on adults living in rural and tribal communities of Andhra Pradesh. A community-based cohort study was conducted among 345 adults aged 30 years and above from rural (n=180) and tribal (n=165) areas across three regions of Andhra Pradesh. Participants attended weekly "Mother's Kitchen" sessions over a period of 12 weeks and dietary intake was assessed. At baseline, only 26.4% of participants reported millet consumption during the dietary recall period and significant improvements were observed in nutrient intake following the intervention.
Keywords
Community-based intervention: dietary intake, millets
Citation
Gupta et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 6104-6111 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
