Authors : URBANIZATION, ITS EFFECT ON DIETARY PATTERN-HABITS OF ADOLESCENTS FROM URBAN AND RURAL AREA
Page Nos : 688- 697
Description :
Adolescents demand good nutrition to maintain growth- development and healthy life. During this period the development of eating good habits and good dietary pattern is of supreme important. The present study was carried out to assess the urbanization and its effect on dietary pattern and habits of adolescents from urban and rural area. Survey of rural adolescent was done in Darbada, Gondia district and of urban adolescent was done in Gondia city. An interview cum questionnaire schedule was to elicit general information, anthropometric measurements, dietary habits and dietary pattern. Nearly 85% of adolescents had consumed regular foods like chapatti, rice, dal and vegetables including green leafy vegetables from both area. Majority of Adolescent do not missed a meal but one- third of adolescents from urban area were missing a meal once or twice a week. Nearly 70% of adolescents of rural area had their breakfast daily while only 25-45% of urban adolescents had their breakfast daily. Majority of urban adolescents were consumed chocolate, soft drinks, icecream, pestries, chips and other fast foods with missing meals once or twice a week whereas rural adolescent do not consumed that junk food. adolescents agreed that urbanization has a greater influence on changing food habits due to availability of fast food in different varieties force them to eat fast food.
