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Subject: Food and Nutrition × Author: Chhhabra, Isha × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Effect of socio economic status on consumption of convenience foods by urban adolescents
    (2016) Chhhabra, Isha; Harpreet Kaur
    Two hundred adolescents in the age group of 16 to 18 years were selected from government (GI) and private schools (GII) of Ludhiana city by purposive sampling. The adolescents (boys:girls, 1:1) were categorized into two groups based on socio economic status as well as schools i.e. GI- government schools and GII- private schools. Ninety three percent children from private schools belonged to high income group while 90% of boys and girls from government schools were in poor to average socio economic category. Main reason for the consumption of convenience foods as reported by majority of the boys and girls from G I and GII was the liking for convenience foods. Further, GII adolescents consumed more ready to eat foods followed by beverages and refined wheat products than GI adolescents. Average consumption frequency score of all 66 convenience foods was found to be significantly (p<0.01) higher in GII then GI in both boys and girls. The daily mean intake of cereals and pulses was marginally inadequate in boys and girls of both G and GII groups, whereas intake of milk and milk products was inadequate in both genders of GI, marginally adequate in boys of GII and marginally inadequate in girls of GII. The mean daily intake of roots and tubers, green leafy vegetables, other vegetables was found to be inadequate in both groups. Non significant difference was found in intake of pulses and legumes between two groups, whereas intake of cereals, roots and tubers, green leafy vegetables was found to be significantly higher in boys and girls of GI than GII except cereals consumption in girls of GII. The energy, protein, fat and calcium intake were found to be significantly (p<0.01) higher in boys and girls of GII while intake of beta carotene, riboflavin and vitamin C was significantly higher in girls of GII. Forty and 52 percent of boys and girls were under weight while 16 and 10 percent of them were found to be overweight in GI on the other hand, thus clearly depicting that overweight prevalence was higher in private schools and more in boys. Further, out of 66 convenience foods, 23 foods were found to be significantly and positively associated with the higher body mass index of the adolescents. The study recommends that the convenience foods identified to be associated with the higher body mass index in the study should be limited in the diets of the adolescents. The efforts should be made to conduct educational programmes for guiding the adolescents in selecting the convenience foods so that incidence of obesity especially in higher income group can be lowered. More attention needs to be given to the regular consumption of meals. School and community based intervention measures are necessary to develop a healthy lifestyle in adolescents.