Authors :
Eeshanee Gangopadhyay; Dr Debashis Dutt; Dr Utsa Basu
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 11 - November
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7329102
Abstract :
Background: Obesity is one of the most
rapidly increasing health problems in the world, not only
in developed countries, but also in less affluent
economies. Changes in dietary habits and physical
activity have been implicated as potential causes of
obesity. Breakfast skipping is also an another factor.
The present study shows that the percentage prevalence
of obesity is high who skipped breakfast . Not only
breakfast skipping but its frequency is also important.
The present study shows there is a positive association
between number of eating episodes and
obesity.Objectives: To find out the association between
eating pattern and obesity among college going girls in
an urban ward in Kolkata .Methods: The study was
conducted in a college of a urban area of Bagbazar,
Kolkata in the month of January,2015. All students from
the different departments were taken by simple random
sampling method. Data were collected by self
administered questionnaire. Results: The present study
shows that according to BMI (S.A Class) 166 are obese,
among them 48.19% are in ‘Increasing Risk’ and
51.81% are in ‘High Risk’. The prevalence among nonobese who take meal less than four times a day is 28.27%
and who take meal more than four times a day is
73.39%. The present study shows that 60.82% skipped
breakfast among obese and 39.17% in non-obese.
Physical activity, sedentary life style have direct relation
with obesity. The present study shows that 97.42% have
low P.A score among obese.93.70% have high among
non-obese. Dietary intake is the most important factor
that helps in the development obesity. The present study
shows that , the intake of high energy(avg. energy -intake
by 3-day recall) among obese is 66.66%, whereas the
intake of low energy is less than 1500Kcal among nonobese i.e 71.80%.The present study also shows that the
intake of high fat(g) more than 40 g/day is 63.64%,
among obese whereas the percentage of low-fat intake
(less than 30g/day) is higher in non-obese i.e
58.42%.Conclusions: Awareness need to be given to the
students regarding healthy eating patterns to prevent
obesity.
Keywords :
Obesity, Eating Pattern, Breakfast skipping, Eating episodes, Dietary Intake, Physical activity, Life Style factors.
Background: Obesity is one of the most
rapidly increasing health problems in the world, not only
in developed countries, but also in less affluent
economies. Changes in dietary habits and physical
activity have been implicated as potential causes of
obesity. Breakfast skipping is also an another factor.
The present study shows that the percentage prevalence
of obesity is high who skipped breakfast . Not only
breakfast skipping but its frequency is also important.
The present study shows there is a positive association
between number of eating episodes and
obesity.Objectives: To find out the association between
eating pattern and obesity among college going girls in
an urban ward in Kolkata .Methods: The study was
conducted in a college of a urban area of Bagbazar,
Kolkata in the month of January,2015. All students from
the different departments were taken by simple random
sampling method. Data were collected by self
administered questionnaire. Results: The present study
shows that according to BMI (S.A Class) 166 are obese,
among them 48.19% are in ‘Increasing Risk’ and
51.81% are in ‘High Risk’. The prevalence among nonobese who take meal less than four times a day is 28.27%
and who take meal more than four times a day is
73.39%. The present study shows that 60.82% skipped
breakfast among obese and 39.17% in non-obese.
Physical activity, sedentary life style have direct relation
with obesity. The present study shows that 97.42% have
low P.A score among obese.93.70% have high among
non-obese. Dietary intake is the most important factor
that helps in the development obesity. The present study
shows that , the intake of high energy(avg. energy -intake
by 3-day recall) among obese is 66.66%, whereas the
intake of low energy is less than 1500Kcal among nonobese i.e 71.80%.The present study also shows that the
intake of high fat(g) more than 40 g/day is 63.64%,
among obese whereas the percentage of low-fat intake
(less than 30g/day) is higher in non-obese i.e
58.42%.Conclusions: Awareness need to be given to the
students regarding healthy eating patterns to prevent
obesity.
Keywords :
Obesity, Eating Pattern, Breakfast skipping, Eating episodes, Dietary Intake, Physical activity, Life Style factors.
