Effect of Food Habits on Health of Farming Families in Punjab
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2021
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The present investigation was conducted to study the effect of food habits on the
health of farming families in Punjab. A total of one eighty respondents from sixty farming
families were selected from three socio-cultural zones of Punjab. Data were collected through
a well structured and pre tested interview schedule. The study reported that a majority of the
respondents were following food safety practices during the preparation of food. However,
food safety purchasing practices were not followed at large extent by the respondents.
Findings also revealed that cent per cent of the respondents were having two major meals i.e.
breakfast and dinner. The frequency of consumption of major group food groups was found to
be medium except fruits and nuts & oils which were found in the low consumption category.
The percent adequacy of food intake presented low intake of vitamin c and high intake of fat
and sodium by all the three categories of the respondents. The data on percent adequacy of
nutrients also highlighted that female respondents had low intake of iron and high intake of
energy. The results indicated that the majority of the respondents had poor level of physical
activity. The classification of body mass index showed that the majority of the child
respondents (90%) were underweight while 45 percent of female respondents were
overweight. Prevalence of anemia, diabetes and hypertension was observed to be high as
compared to other dietary related disorders. A significant and positive relationship was found
between intake of fats & oils, energy and sodium with the prevalence of disease whereas no
association was found between dietary choice and health problems of the respondents. On the
basis of the results of the current study, an intervention in the form of a booklet has been
prepared which can be popularized among the farming families to improve their eating habits
and health.
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Vij, Abhishek (2021). Effect of Food Habits on Health of Farming Families in Punjab (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.