A STUDY ON FOOD HABITS AND DIETARY INTAKE, OF OBESE ADOLESCENT IN SRINAGAR CITY

Authors

  • Surjeet Singh Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
  • Gurmeet Singh Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Keywords:

Food Habits, Dietary Intake and Adolescent.

Abstract

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is escalating rapidly worldwide. This study was conducted on adolescent boys. The sample was selected from different colleges and schools of Srinagar. Total 50 subject were selected for the study ( N= 50), the age group of boys was 15-18 that is adolescent age group. The aim of study was to know the food habits and dietary intake of obese adolescents. To measure overweight and obesity in subjects BMI (WHO 2002) indices was used, to measure food habits and dietary intake questionnaires method was applied. Result: the result shows that obese consume more energy then recommended value given by the (ICMR 1999). The diet of subjects was not nutritionally adequate which is rich in fat and proteins. Most of subject skips meals, poor lunch. Snaking habit prevails in most of the subjects.

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Published

2013-03-31

How to Cite

Singh , S., & Singh, G. (2013). A STUDY ON FOOD HABITS AND DIETARY INTAKE, OF OBESE ADOLESCENT IN SRINAGAR CITY. International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences, 2(1), 325–332. Retrieved from https://ijobsms.org/index.php/ijobsms/article/view/124