A Study on Nutrient Intake and Energy Balance of Women- Home Makers, Gainfully Employed Non-Executives and Executives
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Nutrition - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The present study was conducted in Mysore city of Karnataka, on 250 Normal women in the age group of 20-60 yrs consisting of Home makers who were not employed (NE) as well as women gainfully employed. The gainfully employed group of women was subdivided into Non-executives (NEX) and Executives (EX) comprising of 75 subjects for each of the category. A preformed questionnaire was used to record personal data, anthropometric measurements, dietary intake and activity record of the selected women. Majority of women in the study belonged to nuclear type of family with a dietary pattern similar to that prevalent in Mysore city, Karnataka. The mean heights of women irrespective of age group were similar. Body weights gradually showed an increase over the age gradient with both the employed groups of women - NEX and EX gaining higher weight than the NE women. The dietaries of these women revealed an intake below the suggested amounts in DDP except for the sugar/ jaggery, fats and oils. The intake of pulses and vegetables was considerably low particularly in EX women. As the age advanced, the energy and protein intake was found to be reduced. The study concluded that nutritional status of the women continues to be unsatisfactory despite having a satisfactory socio economic status in an acceptable demographic frame as women showed low protein and high fat status with a sedentary life style and increasing WHR values over the age gradient.
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Sowmya G Rao
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