Assessment of Nutritional Status & Health Condition Among Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian Adult at Tangail Sadar Upazila in Tangail District

Farhana Akther; Mst Khodeza Akter; Babu Kanta Sen; Mizanur Rahman; Mesbah Uddin Talukder

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Assessment of Nutritional Status & Health Condition Among Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian Adult at Tangail Sadar Upazila in Tangail District

Farhana Akther, Mst Khodeza Akter, Babu Kanta Sen, Mizanur Rahman, Mesbah Uddin Talukder

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 5, Issue 4)

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A cross sectional comparative study was carried out to compare the nutritional status between the vegetarian and non-vegetarian individuals. The study was conducted among 100 respondents (50 vegetarian and 50 non-vegetarian) at Tangail sadar upazilla in Tangail district to assess their nutritional status by collecting anthropometric and socio-demographic data, dietary intake pattern as well as hygienic and clinical information. Among the respondents all the vegetarian were Hindu and majority of the non-vegetarian were Muslim (70%). The study found that nutritional status of 72% vegetarian and 62% non-vegetarian were normal. According to this study 4% vegetarian and 12% non-vegetarian respondents were underweight and 26% non-vegetarian and 24% vegetarian respondents were overweight respectively. Mean heights of vegetarian respondents was 161.62cm and mean weight 59.78 kg whereas mean height and weight of the non-vegetarian respondents were 158.62cm and 57.14 kg respectively. The study observed the food habits of the respondents. Vegetarian respondents consumed more leafy and non-leafy vegetables, pulses, and dairy based products avoiding egg, meat, and fish. Besides 64% non-vegetarian consumed fish and 24% consumed egg daily and 64% consumed meat weekly. The study findings strengthen the notion that the nutritional status of the vegetarian respondents are better than non-vegetarian due to their health consciousness and food intake pattern.

Published in	International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 5, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijnfs.20160504.12
Page(s)	241-245
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Nutritional Status, Vegetarian, Non-vegetarian, Bmi, Tangail

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Farhana Akther, Mst Khodeza Akter, Babu Kanta Sen, Mizanur Rahman, Mesbah Uddin Talukder. Assessment of Nutritional Status & Health Condition Among Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian Adult at Tangail Sadar Upazila in Tangail District. Int J Nutr Food Sci. 2016;5(4):241-245. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20160504.12

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Farhana Akther

Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
Mst Khodeza Akter

Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
Babu Kanta Sen

Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
Mizanur Rahman

Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
Mesbah Uddin Talukder

Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh

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