Year: 2025 | Month: December | Volume: 15 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 210-216
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20251226
Nutritional Assessment Among Young Adults of North India
Kirtan Rana1, Atul Gupta2, Praizy Bhandhari3
1Department of Community Medicine, 2Department of Health, 3Department of Community Medicine
1Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Solan, India.
2Depatment of Health, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
3Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Baba Fareed University of Health Sciences, Patiala, India
Corresponding Author: Atul Gupta
ABSTRACT
The food intake is highly influenced by numerous factors especially among adolescents and young adults. The current study assessed the macro- and micronutrient intake of college students in Chandigarh, North India. A Population based, cross sectional study was conducted among 420 college students, data were collected on demographic and food habits and assessed using Dietcal software. Frequencies, percentages, T test and Mann Whitney U test were used of statistical analysis The average intake of total calories per day was 1552.9 ± 322.2 Kcal. There was statistically significant difference in the mean calorie (female: 1453.8 ± 338; male 1702 ± 311.4), mean fat (female: 35.67 ± 12.1; male 41.43 ± 12.4) and median protein consumption (female: 45.8 (40.1-49.8); male 53.4 (49.2-58.9), vitamin B3, B6 and E among study participants. The study concluded that micronutrients were found deficient and macronutrients were found in excess in the food taken by the college students.
Key words: College students, Food, Macronutrient, Micronutrient, Nutrient deficiency