DIETARY HABIT AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF INDIGENOUS TRIBAL POPULATION OF WEST DISTRICT OF TRIPURA- A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 90
Abstract
BACKGROUND The traditional food items still form a significant part of daily food intake of the indigenous people here. Some of the mentionable delicacies of these groups of people are dishes like fermented bamboo shoots, fermented elephant yam (Amorphophallus spp.), fermented fruits and vegetables, beverages, dried food items and fermented fish like locally called “shidal”, etc. Objective- To assess the pattern of dietary intake and nutritional status of indigenous population. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 individuals regarding dietary habit and assessed their nutritional status. Multistage random sampling technique was applied for selection of study subjects. RESULTS Majority among respondents were female, non-vegetarians, agricultural workers, monthly income of Rs. 10,000/- (approx.) and belonged to nuclear family. The common staple food was rice and other food items preferred were naturally grown forest vegetables like bamboo shoots, banana stem, banana flowers, etc. The dry fermented fish was most commonly preferred in preparation of curry and a special dish Godak. The Godak was a common every day menu prepared by almost all families. The other food items viz. dried or smoked meat, fish or vegetables were also used although not common nowadays due to high cost of the items. Majority of the respondents’ weights were within normal range. 74.1% subjects without abdominal obesity were within normal BMI compared to abdominal obesity (51.4%) (p=0.002). Further, 78.7% percent subjects who did not consume junk food were within normal BMI compared to junk food eaters (p=0.019). Majority of the participants were heavy workers and this might be one among many beneficial factors in keeping normal body weight. CONCLUSION Though the results showed dietary habits and physical work were favourable for keeping normal body weight, it cannot be generalised due to a small study. Hence, we recommend analytical studies involving larger population covering wider areas.
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Shyamal Roy, Taranga Reang, Aman Kumar
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