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Impact of Nutrition Counseling on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pre-Obese Employees of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru
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The present study was carried out in Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra campus of UASB during 2016-2017 to know the efficacy of nutritional counseling on knowledge, attitude and practices of pre-obese employees of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru. A sample of 120 employees comprising both men and women (having BMI range from 25.0 – 29.9) in the age group of 35 to 55 years working in GKVK Campus of UASB were selected following purposive sampling method. The results of the study revealed a positive efficacy of nutrition counseling in improving the nutrition knowledge to bring favourable attitude towards optimum nutrition which can be translated into change in practices.
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Pre-Obese, Impact, Nutrition Counseling, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice.
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