A Study of Relationship between Dietary Intake, Physical Activity and Obesity among Adults of Age Group 30 to 50 Years
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Nutrition - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Obesity is defined as abnormal or extensive fat accumulation that negatively affects health. According to WHO, obesity is defined as BMI 30 kg/m² and central obesity as a waist circumference greater than 102 cm in men and 88 cm in women (WHO, 2000). Dietary factors and physical activity patterns strongly influence overweight and obesity among adults and can be considered to be the major modifiable factors. The overall aim of the present study is to compare the dietary factors and physical activity patterns of adults of age between 30 and 50 years. For the present study fifty obese subjects were selected. Out of which 33 were females and 17 were males. The subjects were divided into two age groups i.e. 30-40 years and 41-50 years. A higher percentage (62 per cent) of subjects was found in the older age group. The findings of the study revealed that 48 per cent females and 22 per cent males were pre obese and 12 per cent male and 6 per cent female subjects were in the category of obesity grade-I, and only 12 per cent female subjects were found in obesity grade- II. The mean waist-hip ratio of female subject was 0.91 and that of male subjects was 0.96. Detail study of the overweight and obese subjects indicated that 84 per cent subjects were vegetarian and only 16 per cent were non-vegetarian by food habits. The consumption of energy rich foods like fats and oils and milk and milk products was high among both male and female subjects. As a result, intake of key nutrients like energy, fats, calcium too was found to be more among obese subjects. Obese subjects spent less energy in their daily lives and the common activities preferred by most of obese subjects were sedentary activities like watching T.V., reading books, socialization and more sitting in working hours. All that leads to a positive energy balance which was the cause of their increased weight.
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Deepika Sharma
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