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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Food and Nutrition × Author: Sangwan, Anju × End date: 2014 × Start date: 2012 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Assessment of nutritional status of urban obese women (30-45 years) and impact of nutrition education
    (CCSHAU, 2012) Sangwan, Anju; Kawatra, Asha
    The present study was conducted purposively on 300 urban obese female respondents (30-45 years) 100 each from Hisar, Karnal and Bhiwani cities of Haryana state. Hundred normal healthy women of same age group as those of obese respondents were also taken as control. Nutritional status of total 400 female respondents was assessed through dietary intake, anthropometric measurements and clinical assessment. Fifty obese respondents from Hisar city were selected for imparting nutrition education. Nutrition education was imparted to the obese respondents with the help of audio visual aids on weekly basis for three months and knowledge gained after three months was assessed. Impact of nutrition education was studied for changes in dietary intake and anthropometric measurements.. The results of the study revealed that majority of the obese respondents were in the age group of 40-45 years whereas non-obese respondents were in the age group of 30-35 years from Hisar, Karnal and Bhiwani. Most of the respondents belonged to general caste and Hindu religion. Majority of the obese respondents were using vegetable oil for cooking purposes and majority of obese respondents from all three cities were consuming butter and desi ghee as extra fat. Daily mean intake of most of the food groups i.e. cereals, roots & tubers, fruits, milk & milk products, fats & oils, sugar & jaggery by obese respondents was significantly higher and that of green leafy vegetables and other vegetables was significantly lower than that of their non-obese counterparts in all the three cities. Daily mean intake of most of the nutrients (energy, protein, fat, calcium, thiamine, ascorbic acid) by obese respondents was significantly higher than non-obese respondents except iron and β-carotene. Energy balance of obese female was positive as they had high intake and less expenditure where as energy balance of non-obese was negative. Significant increase in knowledge scores regarding importance of balanced diet and other important aspects were observed after receiving nutrition education to selected obese respondents. Anthropometric measurements of the respondents from all the three cities showed significant differences in all the parameters of non-obese and obese respondents. Significant change in food and nutrient intake of obese respondents was observed after receiving nutrition education. Decrease in weight (76.6 kg) and body mass index (30.8 kg/m 2 ) of obese respondents was also observed after three months of nutrition education. There was positive and significant correlation of anthropometric parameters with food and nutrient intake of obese respondents but this correlation was non-significant in case of non-obese respondents.