Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: October-December | Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 44-49
Choose the Food - Chase the Disease!- A Study on Energy Densed Food Consumption of Selected Population in India
V. Bhavani1, Dr N. Prabhavathy Devi2
1Dietician, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, KK Nagar, Chennai
2Assistant Professor, Queen Marys College, Chennai, India
Corresponding Author: V. Bhavani
ABSTRACT
Consumption of energy densed food by college population has become common in the current scenario. Adopting stratified random sampling, 1000 college students in the age group of 19 to 22 years were selected. Students were given Food Frequency questionnaire and were asked to fill the form. The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is a retrospective review of intake frequency, that is, food consumed per day, per week, and per month. FFQ was given to determine the frequency of consumption of various foods. After obtaining the required details, the raw data is coded and subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS version 20.0. Our results inferred that sugar and oil were consumed daily by all the subjects. About 20% consumed chocolates and packet foods daily. About 70% consumed biscuits daily. Daily about 13% and 12% consumed noodles and parota respectively. Imparting Nutrition education must be carried out to reduce the consumption of energy densed foods and encourage the students to consume nutrient dense foods. Nutritionist must take up the role along with parents and the college authorities to create nutrition education among the students who are the pillars of the nation..
Key words: Food Frequency, Non-Communicable Diseases, Obesity, Energy densed food, Nutrient densed food, Diabetes