scholarly journals Nutritional Status and Dietary Habits of Subjects with Urolithiasis

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
H. M Somashekara ◽  
Asna Urooj
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Low Protein ◽  
Protein Status ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Agricultural Laborers

The lifestyle, environmental factors, nutritional status and dietary habits of patients with Urolithiasis, visiting the major hospitals in Mysore city was studied. The mean age of onset of the disease was > 20 y. A higher incidence was found in men belonging to younger age group. Subjects exhibited a positive urinary tract infection, difficult urination and pain. Somatic assessment indicated a low protein status. Urea, creatinine and other biochemical parameters were within the normal range for majority of subjects. Subjects were involved in heavy activity as they were agricultural laborers. Dietary were mixed types, with the cereals being the predominant items of the daily meals. Consumption of green leafy vegetables/ fruits was very low. The energy intake was lower than RDA. Higher intake of finger millet and horsegram, which are rich sources of calcium, oxalate and dietary fiber, and low fluid intake was reported by the subjects. Research is needed to identify risk factors specific to different geographical regions.

scholarly journals Lifestyle and nutritional status of late adolescent in an urban area of Western Maharashtra: cross sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 3027
Author(s):  
Jyoti A. Landge ◽  
Gajanan D. Khadkikar
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among adolescent age. One of the reasons is change in lifestyle and behavior practices. Adolescent population and health of adolescents have a special concern. In late adolescence there is transition from school to college or university. This transition to college life often worsens lifestyle and dietary habits among late adolescents. Present study was carried out to assess lifestyle and nutritional status of late adolescent.Methods: A cross sectional study were carried out involving 140 late adolescent students of 17-19 years after obtaining permission from college principle using preformed questionnaire. Subsequently anthropometric measurements like weight in kg and height in meters, waist and hip circumference in centimetre were measured using standard assessment measures.Results: Out of 140 students 51 (36.4%) were boys and 89 (63.6%) were girls. Mean age of the students was 18.13±0.79 years. Overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was 49 (35%) and 29 (20.7%) respectively. No significant difference in BMI for boys and girls. Waist circumference and waist hip ratio was more in girls compared with boys. More than half 53.6% had mixed diet pattern. Among study participants 55.7% have green leafy vegetables in their diet and 62.8% have fruit in their diet. Most frequent unhealthy diet practice was intake of junk food 85% followed by fast food.Conclusions: High prevalence of obesity and overweight in late adolescent indicate an urge to start primordial and primary intervention since childhood.

scholarly journals Dietary diversification for prevention of anaemia among women of childbearing age from rural India

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 939-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shobha Rao ◽  
Smita Joshi ◽  
Pradnya Bhide ◽  
Bhairavi Puranik ◽  
Kanade Asawari
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables ◽  
High Participation ◽  
Consequent Reduction ◽  
Diet Pattern ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the impact of an intervention modifying dietary habits for the prevention of anaemia in rural India.DesignIntervention study with data on anthropometric (weight, height) measurements, Hb and diet pattern. As per the cut-off for Hb in the government programme, women with Hb <11 g/dl had to be given Fe tablets and formed the supplemented group while those with Hb > 11 g/dl formed the non-supplemented group.SettingsThree villages near Pune city, Maharashtra, India.SubjectsRural non-pregnant women (n 317) of childbearing age (15–35 years).ResultsAfter 1 year of intervention, mean Hb increased (from 10·94 (sd 1·22) g/dl to 11·59 (sd 1·11) g/dl) significantly (P < 0·01) with a consequent reduction in the prevalence of anaemia (from 82·0 % to 55·4 %) as well as Fe-deficiency anaemia (from 30·3 % to 10·8 %). Gain in Hb was inversely associated with the initial level of Hb. Significant gain in Hb (0·57 g/dl) was observed among women attending >50 % of the meetings or repeating >50 % of the recipes at home (0·45 g/dl) in the non-supplemented group and was smaller than that observed in the supplemented group. Consumption of green leafy vegetables more than twice weekly increased substantially from 44·7 % to 60·6 %, as did consumption of seasonal fruits. Logistic regression showed that women with lower participation in the intervention had three times higher risk (OR = 3·08; 95 % CI 1·04, 9·13; P = 0·04) for no gain in Hb compared with those having high participation.ConclusionsDeveloping action programmes for improving nutritional awareness to enhance the consumption of Fe-rich foods has great potential for preventing anaemia in rural India.

scholarly journals A study of the dietary habits of school children in Pune city, Maharashtra, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reema Mukherjee ◽  
Sanjay Chaturvedi
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Nutritional Intervention ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Questionnaire Method

Background: Diet and nutrition of children influence their current health status and scholastic performance and also have long term consequences reaching well into their adulthood. Further, diet preferences and practices acquired during childhood usually persist for life. Data on nutritional intake of school children is required by public health policy makers to be able to formulate nutritional intervention and also for nutritionists and general practioners to be able to advice parents and care givers regarding the inadequacies in the diet. This study was carried out in Pune city, to study the dietary patterns and preferences of school children in the age group five to eleven years.Methods: Qualitative diet survey was carried out by oral questionnaire method. The data collected was on the food habits, frequency of various types of food eaten and the preferences/dislike to various food items. A database was created in MS Excel and Epi Info was used to analyze data. Appropriate inferential and descriptive statistics were calculated.Results: Around 50% of the children were non-vegetarians and only around 6% were vegetarians. Around 70% of children consumed milk daily though a majority insisted that milk is their least preferred food item. Only 5% children consumed green leafy vegetables daily. A majority of children consumed fruits two to six times. Snacks, fast food and processed food were the most preferred food by the children.Conclusions: Food habits acquired during childhood persist into adulthood and form the basis of either good health or ill health, as the case may be, in the coming years. Hence there is a need to educate parents, especially in the middle and higher socioeconomic groups regarding correct dietary habits for the children to ensure that they can live healthy and productive lives as adults.

Dietary Behaviours among Adolescent Girls in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala

2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Lucy George ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Parent Education ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Female Child ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables

Background: Adolescence is a time of rapid transition and complex experiences with society, defining the capacity of a person to reach adult life. Diet plays a crucial role in overall development of the child precisely female child as they will become the future mothers. The study objective is to assess the dietary pattern of the school adolescents in various region of the district. Methods: 869 school going adolescents 10-18 years from 20 schools in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala participated in this study and was distributed a questionnaire exploring the dietary habits using food frequency questionnaire along with socio demographic details. Result: Altogether, penurious diet patterns were observed, 64.6% were habituated to skip one meal in a day, 86.7% consumed junk food, 35.5% adolescents skipping breakfast, consumption of Green leafy vegetables was diminished, nearly two third of adolescents did not consumed any fruit once in a day. Most of the respondents depended on rice with one or two vegetables. Conclusion: Lack of variety food intake in adolescents may vary due to numerous factors like availability, socio-economic status, parent education, accessibility .Dietary diversity score and dietary assessment needs to be calculated and there is a need of in depth study of nutrient consumption.

DETERMINATION OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS OF TAEKWONDO ATHLETES

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-52
Author(s):  
Preeti Srivastava ◽  
V. Padma
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Performance Parameters ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Dietary Choices ◽  
And Performance

Taekwondo (TKD) is a Korean combat sport, recognised by Olympics, involving the combination of kick movements which include power, speed, agility, muscular strength and endurance. Nutrition is an important determinant of physical tness of athletes. Cross sectional study was undertaken to investigate the nutritional status along with tness parameters of the 150 TKD players of 8-24 years age through purposive random sampling in training centres of Kolkata. Pre-tested questionnaire was used to elicit information on training pattern, physical, physiological, performance parameters and nutritional status. Mean Vo2max uptake in males ranged between 22.0±2.0-34.±1.8ml/kg/min in 8-24 year athletes whereas in female it was reported 22.3±1.7-32.5±1.9ml/kg/min indicating as low in majority of the athletes. Average performance was observed among the athletes on assessing physical tness components. Adequate consumption of cereals, pulses, milk and vegetables were reported however low consumption was noted in green leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts. Nutritional inadequacy of protein, iron and calcium as indicated through 24 hour diet recall was found signicant difference at 0.05 level. Therefore, guidance in nutrition is required to make prudent dietary choices that will improve the body composition, thereby increasing sport performance.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of the Dietary Habits and Colon Cancer Beliefs Survey (DHCCBS): An Instrument Assessing Health Beliefs Related to Red Meat and Green Leafy Vegetable Consumption

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen S. Smith ◽  
Savannah V. Raney ◽  
Michael W. Greene ◽  
Andrew D. Frugé
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Leafy Vegetable ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetable ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Dietary patterns characterized by higher red meat (RM) consumption are associated with increased colon cancer (CC) risk. Preclinical and epidemiological evidence suggest higher green leafy vegetable (GLV) consumption may mitigate these risks. Determining the relationship between dietary habits and expected health outcomes is needed. Methods. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was used to assess perceived CC susceptibility and severity, and related dietary benefits, barriers, and motivators. RM and GLV consumption were quantified using select DHQII items (n=15) capturing the previous 30 days’ intake. A 34-item Qualtrics survey was provided to a convenience sample of 1,075 adults residing throughout the US Confirmatory factor analysis measured fitness with HBM, and Cronbach’s alpha assessed subscale reliability. A subsample (n=47) completed a 2-week follow-up for test-retest reliability. Independent sample t-tests were used to compare RM and GLV intake and DHCCBS responses between genders. Individual barrier questions and RM and GLV consumption were compared using ANOVA for each gender; post hoc analyses between barrier question responses were assessed with Bonferroni correction. Results were considered significant with a p value of less than 0.05. Results. 990 US adults (52.7% female, 79.1% white, 50.8% aged 35+ years) completed valid surveys. Factor analysis with varimax rotation validated the construct of HBM subscales; only one question had a loading less than 0.745. Subscale Cronbach’s alphas ranged within 0.478-0.845. Overall test-retest reliability was acceptable (r=0.697, p=5.22x10−8). Participant BMI was (mean±SD) 26.7±6.6 kg/m2. Participants consumed (median, IQR) 2.3, 0.9-4.7 cooked cup equivalents GLV/week and 12.2, 5.8-21.5 ounces RM/week. Over half of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement “I can’t imagine never eating red meat,” while less than one eighth of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement “I don’t like the taste of green leafy vegetables.” Conclusion. The DHCCBS is a valid instrument for measuring health beliefs related to red meat, green leafy vegetables, and perceived colon cancer risk. Additionally, these findings suggest increasing GLV may be more feasible than reducing RM for CC risk reduction in meat eaters.

scholarly journals Dietary Habits and their Impact on the Physical Status of School Going Adolescents in Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maumita Kanjilal ◽  
Uma Kumar ◽  
Gajendra Kumar Gupta ◽  
Deepika Agrawal ◽  
Ravi Kant Arya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Milk Products ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

Introduction: The dietary habits and food preferences in the adolescent age group can influence their physical growth. The importance of healthy eating habits cannot be ignored. Faulty eating habits among adolescents contribute towards undernutrition, overnutrition and micronutrient deficiency. Aim: To evaluate the dietary habits and nutritional status of school-going, urban adolescents. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire based cross-sectional observational study was conducted among 1600 adolescents from 10 government schools in Delhi between April 2018 and March 2019. The socio-demographic profile, anthropometric measurements and dietary habits using simplified dietary gap assessment tool was recorded. The nutritional status of the participants was categorised as per World Health Organisation- Body Mass Index (WHO-BMI) Z-score for adolescents. The data collected was analysed using the statistical analysis software Graph Pad version 5. Chi-square test was applied to assess the association between dietary habits and BMI status. Results: A total of 855 males (mean age 13±2 years) and 745 females (mean age 13.4±2 years) with age range between 10 and 19 years participated in the study. A total of 955 (59%) adolescents consumed milk or milk products, 655 (41%) consumed fruits, and 838 (52%) consumed green leafy vegetables in their daily dietary habits along with their staple diets. 1089 (68%) of adolescents were undernourished, out of which 328 (30%) skipped their regular meals. The Chi-square analysis revealed that consuming junk food (p=0.005) and buying eatables from street shops (p=0.0025) were significantly associated in adoloscents from the age group of 15-19 years. It was observed that male participants consumed milk and milk products more often than female participants (p<0.0001). Faulty dietary habits of skipping meals or eating junk food or buying eatables from street shop was associated with more number of participants under the obese/ overweight category (p<0.0001). Conclusion: The poor choice of dietary habits significantly affects the physical development among school-going adolescents. Study participants who belonged to the late adolescent age group had more tendencies to develop faulty dietary habits. The study will help to plan for nutritional supplementation and create awareness to develop healthy food choices among adolescents.

scholarly journals Flavor Perception and Preference Development in Human Infants

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (Suppl. 3) ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Forestell
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Maternal Diet ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Human Infants ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Balanced Diet

As most parents and caregivers are aware, feeding children a nutritionally balanced diet can be challenging. Children are born with a biological predisposition to prefer sweet and to avoid bitter foods such as green leafy vegetables. It has been hypothesized that this predisposition evolved to attract children to energy-dense foods while discouraging the consumption of toxins. Although this may have enhanced survival in environments historically characterized by food scarcity, it is clearly maladaptive in many of today's food environments where children are surrounded by an abundance of sweet-tasting, unhealthful foods and beverages that place them at risk for excessive weight gain. Because overweight or obese children tend to become overweight or obese adults who are at risk for a range of cardiovascular diseases, it is of primary importance to develop effective evidence-based strategies to promote the development of healthy eating styles. Fortunately, accumulating evidence suggests that, starting before birth and continuing throughout development, there are repeated and varied opportunities for children to learn to enjoy the flavors of healthful foods. Because flavors are transmitted from the maternal diet to amniotic fluid and breast milk, mothers who consume a variety of healthful foods throughout pregnancy and lactation provide their infants with an opportunity to learn to like these flavors. This in turn eases the transition to healthful foods at weaning. In contrast, infants fed formula learn to prefer its invariant flavor profile, which differs from breast milk, and may initially be less accepting of flavors not found in formula. This process can continue throughout weaning and into childhood if infants are repeatedly exposed to a variety of healthful foods, even if they initially dislike them. These early-life sensory experiences establish food preferences and dietary patterns that set the stage for lifelong dietary habits.

scholarly journals A Study to Assess the Nutritional Status of Housewives of the Below Poverty Line Families Living in a Slum in the Kidderpore Area of Kolkata, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Ms. Diksha Sharma ◽  
Dr. Sampa Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Physiological Condition ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Predisposing Factor ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
Level Of Significance

Housewives in the below poverty line (BPL) families are at a high risk of suffering from malnutrition, because of poverty, and the fact that they often give priority to the nutritional needs of other family members, neglecting their own. This study has attempted to assess the nutritional status of housewives of the BPL families living in a slum in the Kidderpore area of Kolkata (India), by employing binomial tests at 5% level of significance, and using three indicators viz., body mass index or BMI, presence of angular stomatitis, and presence of pallor, and one predisposing factor viz., frequency of consumption of green leafy vegetables. Chi-square tests at 5% level of significance have been utilized to check the associations between the frequency of consumption of green leafy vegetables and the occurrence of pallor, and between the physiological condition and the presence of pallor, among the housewives. The results show that a significant number of housewives of the concerned slum are neither suffering from, nor predisposed to, malnutrition, so far as the aforesaid indicators and predisposing factor are concerned, and that there is a significant association between the frequency of consumption of green leafy vegetables and the occurrence of pallor, whereby the likelihood of the latter decreases as the former increases. The outcomes also show that there is a significant relationship between the physiological condition and the presence of pallor, whereby the pregnant/lactating housewives (these women have higher nutritional needs) are more susceptible to pallor than the non-pregnant and the non-lactating ones.

scholarly journals Perfil nutricional en niños menores de cinco años de comunidades afrodescendientes del Paraguay

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Sánchez-Bernal ◽  
Kaori Riveros-Sasaki ◽  
Virginia Alderete-Peralta ◽  
Carolina Bravard-Radice
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Chronic Malnutrition ◽  
Under Five

Background: In Paraguay, little is known about the Afro-descendant population. It is important to know about their nutritional status, mainly in childhood, to guide appropriate action. Objective: To determine the nutritional profile of children under five years from the African descendants’ communities in Paraguay and its associated factors. Material and methods: A cross-sectional and observational design with analytical component was developed. It involved healthy male and female children under five years old, with at least one African descendant as immediate family. Dietary habits and nutritional status (WHO criteria) were assessed. WHO Anthro and SPSS 16.0 software were used. Results: 150 children were included. The median of age was 26.9 months (1.2-59.9 m), and 50.7% were males. The median maternal age was 28.3 years (16-49 years). Children with Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF, n=119) had a mean duration of 3.5±1.8 months (1-7m). 26.9% were exclusively breastfed during six months. The starting of complementary feeding was on average 5.2 months. The underweight prevalence (UW, zP/E <- 2SD) was 7.3% (n=11). The acute malnutrition (AM, zP/T <-2 SD) was 1.3% (n=2). The chronic malnutrition prevalence (CM, zT/E <-2SD) was 12% (n=18) and the obesity prevalence was 6.7% (n=10). There was no association of nutritional status by sex and age of children, residence area, maternal education or EBF time (p>0.05). Children with UW had a lower average of age of onset of complementary feeding (1.7 vs 4.9 months, p˂0.0001) compare with their pairs without malnutrition. Conclusion: Chronic malnutrition was the most prevalent chronic disease affecting over 1 in 10 children. Early initiation of complementary feeding could be a risk factor for malnutrition.

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