Nutrient Consumption in Individuals Experiencing Various Levels of Anxiety
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Abstract: In the present times, the prevalence rates of anxiety and anxiety related disorders are rising. It is also known that the nutrition influences the biological processes of the individuals. Hence, the objectives of the present study were firstly, to study the body mass index (BMI) of the individuals with low, average or normal and high anxiety and secondly, to assess the nutrient intake of the individuals with low, average and high anxiety. A sample of 117 individuals from Uttarakhand was collected. It was found that 44.4% subjects showed low anxiety and 20.5% of subjects showed high anxiety. The group showing normal anxiety had lower BMI values compared to low and high anxiety groups. The intake of all the nutrients except niacin was lesser in the high anxiety group compared to normal anxiety group. It was notable that the energy and iron intake reduced as the anxiety score increased, though no significant difference in the consumption of various nutrients was seen in the three anxiety groups. Keywords: Anxiety, BMI, Nutrient intake.
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Vallari T. Kukreti, Anju T. Bisht
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