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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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1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Agricultural Extensions, University of Agricultural Sciences (G.K.V.K.), Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
     

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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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Authors

P. Siddarodha
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
B. Deshpande
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
D. Vijayalakshmi
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
M. T. Lakshminarayan
Department of Agricultural Extensions, University of Agricultural Sciences (G.K.V.K.), Bengaluru (Karnataka), India

Abstract


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.

Keywords


Pre-Obese, Impact, Nutrition Counseling, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice.

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