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Impact of Macronutrients Intake on Weight Loss among Obese Adolescent College Girls in Erode Taluk


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1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vellalar College for Women, Erode, Tamilnadu, India
2 Department of Home Science, Avvaiyar Government College for Women, Karaikal, UT of Puducherry, India
 

This study was set to analyse the impact of micronutrient intake on weight loss among college going adolescent girls in Erode Taluk located in the western part of Tamilnadu. Based on the International Standards of Body Mass Index four categories of obesity levels each comprising of 25 subjects was selected from the total of 567 obese subjects. The four BMI classifications were BMI-I (25-29), BMI-II (30-32), BMI-III (32.50-34) and BMI-IV (35-40). Using 24 hours recall method details on food consumed on a normal working day was recorded. Based on the information provided the subjects were counseled for diet modification i.e., foods should be rejected, restricted and replaced. The results showed that the intake of total calories, carbohydrates and fat before and after the intervention was found to be significant at 1% level where as protein intake was not significant. After six months period the weight loss was found to be 4.92Kg (BMI-I), 5.78Kg (BMIII), 5.12Kg (BMI-III) and 5.09Kg (BMI-IV). This study concluded that culturally sensitive counseling, promoting a balanced diet and increase in physical activities renders the obese adolescents to control weight gain in a slow and steady pattern.

Keywords

Adolescents, Micronutrient, Obesity, BMI.
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  • Impact of Macronutrients Intake on Weight Loss among Obese Adolescent College Girls in Erode Taluk

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Authors

S. Anuradha
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vellalar College for Women, Erode, Tamilnadu, India
V. Raji Sugumar
Department of Home Science, Avvaiyar Government College for Women, Karaikal, UT of Puducherry, India

Abstract


This study was set to analyse the impact of micronutrient intake on weight loss among college going adolescent girls in Erode Taluk located in the western part of Tamilnadu. Based on the International Standards of Body Mass Index four categories of obesity levels each comprising of 25 subjects was selected from the total of 567 obese subjects. The four BMI classifications were BMI-I (25-29), BMI-II (30-32), BMI-III (32.50-34) and BMI-IV (35-40). Using 24 hours recall method details on food consumed on a normal working day was recorded. Based on the information provided the subjects were counseled for diet modification i.e., foods should be rejected, restricted and replaced. The results showed that the intake of total calories, carbohydrates and fat before and after the intervention was found to be significant at 1% level where as protein intake was not significant. After six months period the weight loss was found to be 4.92Kg (BMI-I), 5.78Kg (BMIII), 5.12Kg (BMI-III) and 5.09Kg (BMI-IV). This study concluded that culturally sensitive counseling, promoting a balanced diet and increase in physical activities renders the obese adolescents to control weight gain in a slow and steady pattern.

Keywords


Adolescents, Micronutrient, Obesity, BMI.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15613/sijrs%2F2016%2Fv3i2%2F157298