Assessment of dietary sources, eating habits, and lifestyle among Pharmacy students in India

Year : 2024 | Volume : 14 | Issue : 02 | Page : 49 55
    By

    Ambika Nand Jha,

  • Varsha R. Gaikwad,

  • Mashfa M. Asar,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Sharda University, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacognosy, Shri Pandit Baburao Chaughule College of Pharmacy, Maharashtra, India
  3. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Quality Assurance, Shri Pandit Baburao Chaughule College of Pharmacy, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Aim and Objective: Balanced Diet and their sources play a vital role in maintaining physical, mental and health, especially in college students and in teenagers. Knowledge regarding the dietary source, and eating habits of Pharmacy students is important as health care professionals play critical and central role in management and in accessing the quality of health care population. The purpose of this survey study is assessment of dietary sources, eating habits and lifestyle among pharmacy students in India. Methodology: This cross-sectional online survey study was conducted during the period of 15th August to 30th August 2021. It was done by the distribution of self-administered questionnaire google form among the students studying in Pharmacy by using social media platform WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Email etc. This questionnaire was sub-divided in to participants consent, demographic detail, questions related to dietary sources, eating habits and lifestyle among the Pharmacy students. The data was automatically recorded in google Drive and the recorded data was analyzed using Microsoft Office Excel and percentage analysis and written in table form. Results: Total 58% student are hostellers and 42% are day scholars. However, 52.5% participants prefer vegetarian diet, followed by 39.5% Non-Vegetarian, and 8% Vegan diet. According to WHO-BMI classification, BMI was calculated for the study participants: 11.7% participants were noted to be underweight, 45.1% were noted as Normal BMI and 43.2% students were either pre-obesity or overweight. Conclusion: Fibrous fruits, green vegetables and more amount of water intake is balanced diet. It can decrease the risk of underweight or overweight and development of obesity and any nutritional deficiency disease or disorders. Especially in those students who stay in hostel and take infrequent and irregular meals, together with low green vegetables and fibrous fruits; this is the main reason for being unhealthy. Our conclusion is to counsel the students to reduce the risk of underweight or overweight or obesity and try to avoid the junk food.

Keywords: Balanced diet, Dietary Sources, Health, Pharmacy Students, Green vegetables, Counselling.

[This article belongs to Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology ]

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Ambika Nand Jha, Varsha R. Gaikwad, Mashfa M. Asar. Assessment of dietary sources, eating habits, and lifestyle among Pharmacy students in India. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology. 2024; 14(02):49-55.
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Ambika Nand Jha, Varsha R. Gaikwad, Mashfa M. Asar. Assessment of dietary sources, eating habits, and lifestyle among Pharmacy students in India. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology. 2024; 14(02):49-55. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjop/article=2024/view=165537


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Volume 14
Issue 02
Received 01/07/2024
Accepted 25/07/2024
Published 06/08/2024
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