Prajakta Nande ¹, Maria Hussain ¹, Sabiha Vali ¹

Affiliations
1 Post Graduate Teaching Department of Home Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Jyotiba Phule Campus, Amravati Road- 440010, Nagpur, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

Excessive weight in women is being seen as a cause of related diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure. A growing number of urban women aged 35+ are falling victim to sedentary life styles, rich foods, lack of exercise and a gradual slowing down of metabolic rate. In 1990, the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) documented the prevalence of obesity In Indian women to be 4.1 per cent and the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) reported obesity prevalence rates ranging from 3.5 to 4.1 per cent.

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A. R. Kumar ¹, Sabiha Vali ², J. B. Singh ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttar Pradesh, 263145, IN
2 Department of Home Science, Nagpur University, Nagpur, IN
3 Department of Mathematics and statistics, CBSH, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U.P. 263145, IN

Abstract

With the increasing tempo of industrialization in recent years, factory workers form an important segment of population in countries like India. In an earlier study good nutrition of workers as an important determinant in industrial production and national income was highlighted while presenting details about the nutritional status of some Indian factory workers.

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