Cereal, coarse cereal and poverty percentage of Indian States

This dataset was prepared for supplementing response to reviewers for an article on Wellcome Open Research on millets and malnutrition referenced below (see references)
In India poorer states (higher poverty rates) are better off with respect to prevalence of low BMI among women in 10-19 years age group when compared with richer states which report higher coarse cereal cultivation (Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat highlighted in red). Similarly, lesser degree of low zinc prevalence was seen in 1-4 year age groups in Rajasthan and Maharashtra (see discussion above on better off micronutrient profile of coarse cereals) in comparison to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. However, these patterns are not consistent (for example Karnataka which reports higher low zinc prevalence in 1-4 year age group despite having relatively high coarse cereal consumption). Nevertheless, a study comparing zinc levels among preschool children across five states of India too showed higher prevalence in Orissa(51.3%) followed by Uttar Pradesh(48,1%), Gujarat(44.2%), Madhya Pradesh(38.9%) and Karnataka(36.2%)27. The latter three have a higher production of coarse cereals in comparison to others as seen in the table (since tables are not allowed here, this table curated by us has been uploaded on figshare)