International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

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Institution’s hostel residents choose their meals based on their food habits, with less consideration to other factors such as nutrition or hygiene. It is important to understand that food habit of inmates drives the menu (institutional food recipe) of such institutions, not necessarily with any regard to nutritional requirements of such population. However, this food habits driven food recipes that are followed in academic institutions provides a good starting point to understand the nutritional requirements of students and its actual deliverance. This research takes cue from food habits, institutional food recipe, preference of population and nutrition; and proposes to study the link between food habits and institutional food recipes, and finds the nutritional aspects of such recipes. The link between food habits, institutional food recipes, and nutrition is essential to understand the nutrition demand and nutrition supply for the population. Arguably, if there is gap in nutrition demand and supply, then the same can be corrected by changing the nutrition inputs. This research seeks to recommend not only to measure the nutrition gap, but also to bring a change in recipe to meet nutritional need. This paper studies the link between food habits and institutional food recipes, and finds the nutritional aspects of such recipes.

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) results from insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to use insulin properly, sometimes also with an absolute insulin deficiency. This form was previously referred to as non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or "adult-onset diabetes". Prevention and treatment often involve: a healthy diet, physical exercise, not using tobacco, and being a normal body weight (WHO, 2013). Type 2 diabetes may be treated with medications with or without insulin. Insulin and some oral medications can cause low blood sugar, which can be dangerous.

The methodology pertaining to the study - Effect of Mango Leaves on treating Diabetes, was sequenced under the heads, viz. selection of area, selection of sample population (patients), collection of data and conducting the study, diet counseling and questionnaire-cum-interview schedule, administration process of mango-leaf powder and finally the evaluation of blood glucose level, before and after, administration of diet counseling, medicines and mango-leaf powder.

The sample of 30 patients were broken down in three groups, Group-A (who were on counseled diet and medication), Group-B (who were on counseled diet and medication, were administered mango-leaf powder), and Group-C (who were on counseled diet and medication, and were administered a placebo in the form of mint-leaf powder). The blood glucose level of all the subjects (30 in number) in three groups were tested and recorded. Fasting and post-prandial sugar levels were recorded and assessed. The results of the three groups were compared to see the effectiveness of the mango-leaves in controlling diabetes.

Group A proves that there was a reduction of blood sugar level (FBS and PP correspondingly) of the patients after about a month, during which time they followed a strict diet and medication. Group B proves that there was remarkable reduction of blood sugar level (FBS and PP correspondingly) of the patients after about a month, during which time they followed a strict diet and medication and mango-leaf solution. Group C proves that there was a slight reduction of blood sugar level (FBS and PP correspondingly) of the patients after about a month, during which time they followed a strict diet, medication and placebo (mint-leaf). The study confirms that the subjects who were under diet counseling, medication and mango-leaf powder showed considerable reduction in blood sugar level. 

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Wastewater management is essential for an old city like Cuttack as the city was created for a much lower population, where systematic town planning could never happen. Most of the storm water drains in Cuttack city has been transformed to sewage drains, polluting the environment and putting the population at risk. The risk becomes more pronounced when the sewage water is improperly discharged into the adjoining rivers, Mahanadi and its tributary Kathjodi. Further, town planning on wastewater management has always been leaning towards centralized wastewater treatment. This paper proposes different low-cost strategies that can be efficiently implemented for wastewater management, for Cuttack city. This research is a field work undertaken across three time frames, first in 2001, then in 2007 and now in 2011. 

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