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Exploration Of The Dietary Habits & Evaluation Of Sedentary Lifestyle Among Adults And Adolescents Of Gujarat

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Purpose and rationale of study:. There is a dramatic increase of overweight and obese among all age groups in the last 20-30 years and around 30-50% of adult Indians are overweight or obese.All these factors are putting the generation in an increased risk of developing lifestyle disorders.Therefore, we conducted this study to explore about the dietary habits of the population and to evaluate about their Physical Activity.Methodology: It was an observational online survey conducted in the state of Gujarat consisting of 400 participants and the data was evaluated and analysed by Microsoft Excel and SPSS.Result: The total prevalence of overweight and obese in the population was found to be 57.25% and obese is 7.5%. Majority of the population did moderate intensity physical activity everyday. Majority of the population preferred healthy food but then they also depended on either carbohydrate rich or protein rich food and skipping of meals was evident in our population.Conclusion: From our study we concluded that sedentary behaviour and unhealthy dietary habits were prominent amongst all the age groups.

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