Socio-economic class affect nutritional status but not food habit

Purpose of the study The purpose of this study was to compare the nutritional status of two socio-economic classes i.e. upper and middle class females using different approaches apart from body mass index (BMI). Study design Fifty houses were randomly selected from the Scheme, 25 in each class on...

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Main Authors:	Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Akram, Zenub
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited Howard House Wagon Lane Bingley BD16 1WA United Kingdom 2012
Subjects:	TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/2254/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2254/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2254/1/Socio-economic_class.pdf

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spelling	iium-22542012-06-21T02:51:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2254/ Socio-economic class affect nutritional status but not food habit Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Akram, Zenub TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply Purpose of the study The purpose of this study was to compare the nutritional status of two socio-economic classes i.e. upper and middle class females using different approaches apart from body mass index (BMI). Study design Fifty houses were randomly selected from the Scheme, 25 in each class on the basis of rank of the retired military officers. From each house a female in between the age range of 30-50 years was selected and interviewed. Materials and methods The age and anthropometric measurements i.e. weight, height, activity levels and food intakes (for 24 hours recall) were recorded in a questionnaire. For both classes age group (30 13 40 & 41 13 50)and activity levels (light & moderate) were determined. From weight and height data BMI was calculated. The macronutrients namely protein, carbohydrate, fats and micro-nutrients namely minerals, (calcium, phosphorus and iron) and vitamins (A & C) were determined by using the Food Composition Table for Pakistan and compared with norms. Results On overall basis i.e. socio-economic class, age and activity level, the respondents were having increase over reference protein and carbohydrate, while decrease over reference fat intake. The respondents were also having lower calcium and iron intakes by 31-34% and 39-44% respectively. The vitamin A intake was also lower by 22-43%. Conclusions This data suggest that there are faulty food habits and unnecessary restrictions among the females on energy and nutrients intakes in both classes. Emerald Group Publishing Limited Howard House Wagon Lane Bingley BD16 1WA United Kingdom 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2254/1/Socio-economic_class.pdf Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan and Akram, Zenub (2012) Socio-economic class affect nutritional status but not food habit. Nutrition and Food Science , 42 (3). pp. 164-172. ISSN 0034-6659 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=nfs
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description	Purpose of the study The purpose of this study was to compare the nutritional status of two socio-economic classes i.e. upper and middle class females using different approaches apart from body mass index (BMI). Study design Fifty houses were randomly selected from the Scheme, 25 in each class on the basis of rank of the retired military officers. From each house a female in between the age range of 30-50 years was selected and interviewed. Materials and methods The age and anthropometric measurements i.e. weight, height, activity levels and food intakes (for 24 hours recall) were recorded in a questionnaire. For both classes age group (30 13 40 & 41 13 50)and activity levels (light & moderate) were determined. From weight and height data BMI was calculated. The macronutrients namely protein, carbohydrate, fats and micro-nutrients namely minerals, (calcium, phosphorus and iron) and vitamins (A & C) were determined by using the Food Composition Table for Pakistan and compared with norms. Results On overall basis i.e. socio-economic class, age and activity level, the respondents were having increase over reference protein and carbohydrate, while decrease over reference fat intake. The respondents were also having lower calcium and iron intakes by 31-34% and 39-44% respectively. The vitamin A intake was also lower by 22-43%. Conclusions This data suggest that there are faulty food habits and unnecessary restrictions among the females on energy and nutrients intakes in both classes.
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author	Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Akram, Zenub
author_facet	Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Akram, Zenub
author_sort	Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan
title	Socio-economic class affect nutritional status but not food habit
title_short	Socio-economic class affect nutritional status but not food habit
title_full	Socio-economic class affect nutritional status but not food habit
title_fullStr	Socio-economic class affect nutritional status but not food habit
title_full_unstemmed	Socio-economic class affect nutritional status but not food habit
title_sort	socio-economic class affect nutritional status but not food habit
publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Limited Howard House Wagon Lane Bingley BD16 1WA United Kingdom
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/2254/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2254/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2254/1/Socio-economic_class.pdf
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