Pub Date : 2022-02-01DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.s3.28416
Prinisha Prema Dharshini P., D. K.
Fruit leather, a preserved dehydrated confectionary product, can be conveniently value added towards the ever existing iron deficiency anemia and increasing prevalence of oxidative stress related diseases. The objectives of the study was to process fruit leather with the fruits rich in iron and vitamin C with and without preservatives and evaluate physiochemical and sensory quality of fruit leathers. Fruit leathers were prepared out of the pulp of guava mixed with each of pomegranate, dates and watermelon along with sugar and pectin, totally three types of mixture of pulp in two variations with and without citric acid. The mixture of fruit pulp was smeared in to thin layers and dried at 60°C for 5 to 6 hours. Sensory evaluation was carried out for the storage life and the fruit leather with best acceptability was analysed for physiochemical and microbial analysis. Results showed that the sensory quality of fruit leathers with the significant amount of iron and vitamin C levels. Microbial analysis showed the absence of coliforms and presence of bacterial count was 20 cfu/gm, within the microbial limits of the product. FESEM showed the significant structural difference among types of fruit leathers along with the presence of Mg, K and Ca. EDAX and FTIR revealed the presence of functional components belonging to fruits added in fruit leathers. Hence fruit leathers with guava pulp mixed with pomegranate, dates and watermelon showed the significant amount of iron and vitamin C with the presence of antioxidative compounds.
{"title":"Process Development and Quality Evaluation of Fruit Leather Enriched with Iron and Vitamin C","authors":"Prinisha Prema Dharshini P., D. K.","doi":"10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.s3.28416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.s3.28416","url":null,"abstract":"Fruit leather, a preserved dehydrated confectionary product, can be conveniently value added towards the ever existing iron deficiency anemia and increasing prevalence of oxidative stress related diseases. The objectives of the study was to process fruit leather with the fruits rich in iron and vitamin C with and without preservatives and evaluate physiochemical and sensory quality of fruit leathers. Fruit leathers were prepared out of the pulp of guava mixed with each of pomegranate, dates and watermelon along with sugar and pectin, totally three types of mixture of pulp in two variations with and without citric acid. The mixture of fruit pulp was smeared in to thin layers and dried at 60°C for 5 to 6 hours. Sensory evaluation was carried out for the storage life and the fruit leather with best acceptability was analysed for physiochemical and microbial analysis. Results showed that the sensory quality of fruit leathers with the significant amount of iron and vitamin C levels. Microbial analysis showed the absence of coliforms and presence of bacterial count was 20 cfu/gm, within the microbial limits of the product. FESEM showed the significant structural difference among types of fruit leathers along with the presence of Mg, K and Ca. EDAX and FTIR revealed the presence of functional components belonging to fruits added in fruit leathers. Hence fruit leathers with guava pulp mixed with pomegranate, dates and watermelon showed the significant amount of iron and vitamin C with the presence of antioxidative compounds.","PeriodicalId":22457,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of nutrition and dietetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91019227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-02-01DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.s3.28410
Priyanka J., S. I., N. R
Plants are the reservoir of various phytochemicals that gives more health benefits to the human body. They are widely used by our ancestors in traditional folk medicine. The major advantage of these phytochemicals is that they can be used to cure various diseases with little or no side effects. Free radicals play a major role in various disease conditions by causing damage to the cells. Antioxidants contribute an extensive part in defending the cells against damage and reduce the deleterious consequence of the free radicals mediated increased oxidant production. Plants contain a number of enzymic and non-enzymic antioxidants which render a better effect against these ailments. The main objective of the present study is to nalyse the antioxidant potential of various solvent extracts of Tabebuia pallida leaf. Free radical scavenging assays like, “DPPH, ABTS, hydroxyl radical, reducing power and nitric oxide assays’’, for the various solvents ``methanol, ethyl acetate, benzene, ethanol, chloroform, petroleum ether, acetone and water” of the leaf extracts of Tabebuia pallida were performed. All the extracts tested exhibit a remarkable radical scavenging effect as the concentration increases. So these antioxidant compounds from plant origin can be used as an alternative for the synthetic antioxidants that are available in the market.
{"title":"In Vitro Free Radical Scavenging Potential of Tabebuia pallida Leaf Extracts","authors":"Priyanka J., S. I., N. R","doi":"10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.s3.28410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.s3.28410","url":null,"abstract":"Plants are the reservoir of various phytochemicals that gives more health benefits to the human body. They are widely used by our ancestors in traditional folk medicine. The major advantage of these phytochemicals is that they can be used to cure various diseases with little or no side effects. Free radicals play a major role in various disease conditions by causing damage to the cells. Antioxidants contribute an extensive part in defending the cells against damage and reduce the deleterious consequence of the free radicals mediated increased oxidant production. Plants contain a number of enzymic and non-enzymic antioxidants which render a better effect against these ailments. The main objective of the present study is to nalyse the antioxidant potential of various solvent extracts of Tabebuia pallida leaf. Free radical scavenging assays like, “DPPH, ABTS, hydroxyl radical, reducing power and nitric oxide assays’’, for the various solvents ``methanol, ethyl acetate, benzene, ethanol, chloroform, petroleum ether, acetone and water” of the leaf extracts of Tabebuia pallida were performed. All the extracts tested exhibit a remarkable radical scavenging effect as the concentration increases. So these antioxidant compounds from plant origin can be used as an alternative for the synthetic antioxidants that are available in the market.","PeriodicalId":22457,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of nutrition and dietetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88825896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-10DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28944
Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, R. Kuriyan, A. Kurpad
The recent Food and Agricultural Organization / World Health Organization United Nations University expert consultations on protein quality have emphasized the need for protein digestibility measurements in humans. The standard in vivo oro-ileal protein digestibility measurements are invasive, expensive, time-consuming and burdensome on participants. The in vitro multi-enzyme based assays have been a promising tool for rapid, non-invasive and cost-effective protein digestibility measurements in foods. The digestibility estimates obtained from these methods have not been compared with true ileal digestibility measurements in humans. This study measured in vitro protein digestibility in selected commonly consumed plant and animal proteins, assessed the effect of heat-treatment on protein digestibility and compared the digestibility estimates with previously published human true ileal protein digestibility values. The in vitro protein digestibility in the raw plant proteins ranged from 35% in pigeon pea to 72% in rice. Cooking improved digestibility by 8% in potato to 26% in pigeon pea. The in vitro protein digestibility in freeze dried and spray dried milk powder were €85% which reduced to 73% after heat-treatment at 120°C for 40 minutes. The mean difference between the in vitro protein digestibility coefficients and the true ileal protein digestibility estimates was 4.3% (95% CI:-1.05, 9.74%). Although, the in vitro assays can be used as useful tools to predict ileal digestibility in humans, and to rank food proteins according to their digestibility, further studies are warranted for inter-laboratory validation of assays with appropriate evaluation on same protein sources against true ileal digestibility measured in humans.
{"title":"In Vitro Protein Digestibility of Selected Plant and Animal Foods by Multi-Enzyme Assay","authors":"Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, R. Kuriyan, A. Kurpad","doi":"10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28944","url":null,"abstract":"The recent Food and Agricultural Organization / World Health Organization United Nations University expert consultations on protein quality have emphasized the need for protein digestibility measurements in humans. The standard in vivo oro-ileal protein digestibility measurements are invasive, expensive, time-consuming and burdensome on participants. The in vitro multi-enzyme based assays have been a promising tool for rapid, non-invasive and cost-effective protein digestibility measurements in foods. The digestibility estimates obtained from these methods have not been compared with true ileal digestibility measurements in humans. This study measured in vitro protein digestibility in selected commonly consumed plant and animal proteins, assessed the effect of heat-treatment on protein digestibility and compared the digestibility estimates with previously published human true ileal protein digestibility values. The in vitro protein digestibility in the raw plant proteins ranged from 35% in pigeon pea to 72% in rice. Cooking improved digestibility by 8% in potato to 26% in pigeon pea. The in vitro protein digestibility in freeze dried and spray dried milk powder were €85% which reduced to 73% after heat-treatment at 120°C for 40 minutes. The mean difference between the in vitro protein digestibility coefficients and the true ileal protein digestibility estimates was 4.3% (95% CI:-1.05, 9.74%). Although, the in vitro assays can be used as useful tools to predict ileal digestibility in humans, and to rank food proteins according to their digestibility, further studies are warranted for inter-laboratory validation of assays with appropriate evaluation on same protein sources against true ileal digestibility measured in humans.","PeriodicalId":22457,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of nutrition and dietetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79554312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-10DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28086
Devika Srivastava, Vandana Singh, U. Kumar, V. R.
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is an essential omega 3 fatty acid which is mostly found in plants. ALA is not synthesized in the human body due to this reason, it should be included in diet from various sources such as flaxseed, walnut, canola oil etc. ALA is a precursor of other omega 3 fatty acids namely Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA). These two fatty acids are derived from animal sources and are documented with many health benefits. Further, various studies have evidently supported the pharmacological activities of ALA such as neuroprotective, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, hepatoprotective, antioxidant and anti-diabetic. The beneficial effects of ALA can be attributed due to its bioavailability which is almost complete like other fatty acids. This review covers the pharmacological actions of ALA and its bioavailability and metabolism with the help of available literature under one roof.
{"title":"Alpha-Linolenic acid: A Pharmacologically Active Ingredient from Nature","authors":"Devika Srivastava, Vandana Singh, U. Kumar, V. R.","doi":"10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28086","url":null,"abstract":"Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is an essential omega 3 fatty acid which is mostly found in plants. ALA is not synthesized in the human body due to this reason, it should be included in diet from various sources such as flaxseed, walnut, canola oil etc. ALA is a precursor of other omega 3 fatty acids namely Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA). These two fatty acids are derived from animal sources and are documented with many health benefits. Further, various studies have evidently supported the pharmacological activities of ALA such as neuroprotective, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, hepatoprotective, antioxidant and anti-diabetic. The beneficial effects of ALA can be attributed due to its bioavailability which is almost complete like other fatty acids. This review covers the pharmacological actions of ALA and its bioavailability and metabolism with the help of available literature under one roof.","PeriodicalId":22457,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of nutrition and dietetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76991834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-10DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27996
H. K. Bons, G. Dhillon, J. Grover, R. Arora
Karonda (Carissa carandus Linn) is hardy, indigenous shrub with spines, generally used as bio fence around orchards. It bears small berry like edible fruits with higher nutraceutical value. Mature fruits of karonda are sour and astringent with immense bioactive compounds. Optimization was carried out with Central Composite Design (CCD) for standardizing processing conditions of osmotically dehydrated karonda fruit with respect to three variables viz. sugar concentration (50-70 °Brix), immersion time (1-4 hours) and temperature (35-45 °C) for three responses viz. rehydration ratio, water loss and solute gain. The optimized values for osmotic dehydration of karonda were obtained as 59.81 °Brix, time of 3.58 h and temperature of 44.10 °C with water loss (g/100 g), solute gain (g/100 g) and rehydration ratio as 30.33, 9.19 and 2.60 respectively.
{"title":"Bioprospecting Augmented Production of Neutraceutically Rich Karonda (Carissa carandus Linn) by Osmotic Dehydration using Response Surface Methodology","authors":"H. K. Bons, G. Dhillon, J. Grover, R. Arora","doi":"10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27996","url":null,"abstract":"Karonda (Carissa carandus Linn) is hardy, indigenous shrub with spines, generally used as bio fence around orchards. It bears small berry like edible fruits with higher nutraceutical value. Mature fruits of karonda are sour and astringent with immense bioactive compounds. Optimization was carried out with Central Composite Design (CCD) for standardizing processing conditions of osmotically dehydrated karonda fruit with respect to three variables viz. sugar concentration (50-70 °Brix), immersion time (1-4 hours) and temperature (35-45 °C) for three responses viz. rehydration ratio, water loss and solute gain. The optimized values for osmotic dehydration of karonda were obtained as 59.81 °Brix, time of 3.58 h and temperature of 44.10 °C with water loss (g/100 g), solute gain (g/100 g) and rehydration ratio as 30.33, 9.19 and 2.60 respectively.","PeriodicalId":22457,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of nutrition and dietetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90262349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-10DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28943
Abhirami Sivaprasad, K. S.
Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletic competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking. A variety of running events are held on the track which falls into three broad distance categories: sprints, middle-distance, and long-distance track events. Sprinting is running over a short distance in a limited period. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an opponent. The nutrient rich bar is a nutritional enhancement frequently used by athletes to preserve their energy requirements in daily life. Nutri Bars supply an adequate quantum of nutrients for strength, vitality for sustained physical and mental activity. It is an ideal supplement for athletes, which is energy-dense, nutraceutical rich ready to eat, and easy to carry as a pregame and postgame snack. In the present study, Nutri Bar was developed using nutraceutical energy-rich food ingredients. A ready-to-eat Nutri Bar was prepared with locally available energy-rich nutraceutical food products. The developed bar was evaluated for sensory attributes by 9-point Hedonic scale. The highly accepted variation was chosen for the nutrient analysis. Nutrient analysis and nutraceutical potentials per 100g of bar revealed that the developed bar was rich in nutrients and anti-oxidants.
{"title":"Formulation and Evaluation of Nutrient and Nutraceutical Potentials of Energy Rich Nutri Bar Designed for Athletes","authors":"Abhirami Sivaprasad, K. S.","doi":"10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28943","url":null,"abstract":"Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletic competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking. A variety of running events are held on the track which falls into three broad distance categories: sprints, middle-distance, and long-distance track events. Sprinting is running over a short distance in a limited period. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an opponent. The nutrient rich bar is a nutritional enhancement frequently used by athletes to preserve their energy requirements in daily life. Nutri Bars supply an adequate quantum of nutrients for strength, vitality for sustained physical and mental activity. It is an ideal supplement for athletes, which is energy-dense, nutraceutical rich ready to eat, and easy to carry as a pregame and postgame snack. In the present study, Nutri Bar was developed using nutraceutical energy-rich food ingredients. A ready-to-eat Nutri Bar was prepared with locally available energy-rich nutraceutical food products. The developed bar was evaluated for sensory attributes by 9-point Hedonic scale. The highly accepted variation was chosen for the nutrient analysis. Nutrient analysis and nutraceutical potentials per 100g of bar revealed that the developed bar was rich in nutrients and anti-oxidants.","PeriodicalId":22457,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of nutrition and dietetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86123500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-10DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28945
Mathanghi S. K., K. S., P. V., H. G., Vanniyarajan C. V., K. K.
Palmyra palm Tender Fruit Endosperm (PTFE) is highly perishable and has to be consumed within few hours from harvest. Freeze drying was employed to enhance the shelf life and it was experimented against fresh PTFE for its bioactive and nutritional components. Antioxidant capacities in terms of DPPH and FRAP were analyzed and correlated with total phenols. GC-MS observation depicted the presence of bioactives such as octadecenoic acid, ricinoleic acid, n-hexadecanoic, sitosterol, stigmasterol, n-nonadecanol-1 and Cycloartenol in freeze-dried PTFE that possess good health effects. Nutritional evaluation conducted showed satisfying results and freeze-dried PTFE was microbiologically safe till one year of storage at ambient temperature and the samples were free from Salmonella, Staphylococcus spp, Clsotridium spp. Sensory scores portrayed no significant differences in terms of colour and appearance, flavor, taste and over all acceptability during one year of storage.
{"title":"Bioactive Compounds and Nutritional Profile of Fresh and Freeze-Dried Palmyra Palm Tender Fruit Endosperm (Borassus flabellifer)","authors":"Mathanghi S. K., K. S., P. V., H. G., Vanniyarajan C. V., K. K.","doi":"10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.28945","url":null,"abstract":"Palmyra palm Tender Fruit Endosperm (PTFE) is highly perishable and has to be consumed within few hours from harvest. Freeze drying was employed to enhance the shelf life and it was experimented against fresh PTFE for its bioactive and nutritional components. Antioxidant capacities in terms of DPPH and FRAP were analyzed and correlated with total phenols. GC-MS observation depicted the presence of bioactives such as octadecenoic acid, ricinoleic acid, n-hexadecanoic, sitosterol, stigmasterol, n-nonadecanol-1 and Cycloartenol in freeze-dried PTFE that possess good health effects. Nutritional evaluation conducted showed satisfying results and freeze-dried PTFE was microbiologically safe till one year of storage at ambient temperature and the samples were free from Salmonella, Staphylococcus spp, Clsotridium spp. Sensory scores portrayed no significant differences in terms of colour and appearance, flavor, taste and over all acceptability during one year of storage.","PeriodicalId":22457,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of nutrition and dietetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82711629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-10DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27339
V. Amol, Kirti Bhati
Soybean is rich in protein and can enhance the nutritional quality of food products. Now-a-days Soybeans are world’s important provider of vegetable protein and oil. Soybeans have been classified as oilseed. Soybeans are most widely grown oilseed in the world. Soybean (Glycine max) is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for oil production. The article will focus on nutritive benefits of soybean. Soybean is excellent source of high quality protein, carbohydrate, dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins. It is also a good source of B complex vitamins, potassium, phosphorus, sodium and magnesium. Soybean is a rich source of phytoestrogens, especially isoflavones. Soy isoflavones are utilized for estrogen replacement therapy. The isoflavones in soybean helps to reduce LDL level. Phytoestrogens are non-steroidal plant compounds that exert estrogenic effects. It is economic and effectively meets human body requirements.
{"title":"Nutritive Benefits of Soybean (Glycine max)","authors":"V. Amol, Kirti Bhati","doi":"10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27339","url":null,"abstract":"Soybean is rich in protein and can enhance the nutritional quality of food products. Now-a-days Soybeans are world’s important provider of vegetable protein and oil. Soybeans have been classified as oilseed. Soybeans are most widely grown oilseed in the world. Soybean (Glycine max) is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for oil production. The article will focus on nutritive benefits of soybean. Soybean is excellent source of high quality protein, carbohydrate, dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins. It is also a good source of B complex vitamins, potassium, phosphorus, sodium and magnesium. Soybean is a rich source of phytoestrogens, especially isoflavones. Soy isoflavones are utilized for estrogen replacement therapy. The isoflavones in soybean helps to reduce LDL level. Phytoestrogens are non-steroidal plant compounds that exert estrogenic effects. It is economic and effectively meets human body requirements.","PeriodicalId":22457,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of nutrition and dietetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78162701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-10DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27216
Sakshi Singla, Shruti Jain, K. Bains
Overweight among professional women is a major health issue which remains a challenge to be addressed in the coming years. A study was carried out among female university teachers in the age group of 31-60 years to determine an association of anthropometry and body composition with nutrient intake and physical activity. The requirements of energy, protein and carbohydrates were adequately met. The fat intake was higher than requirement but the intake of dietary fibre was inadequate. The Physical Activity Frequency Score (PAFS) for sitting at work/commuting was found to be the highest. The longer time spent on sitting at work and home was significantly correlated with abdominal obesity parameters. Body weight was positively and significantly (p ? 0.05) correlated with intake of total fat as well as saturated fat thus, indicated that fat intake is a major determinant of obesity in this group. Energy and saturated fat intake were significantly (p ? 0.05) associated with Abdominal Volume Index, thereby indicating that abdominal obesity was attributed to higher intake of energy and fat. Longer time spent on sitting at work or while commuting was significantly correlated with Waist-hip ratio (p ? 0.01), Waist-height ratio (p ? 0.05) and Conicity Index (p ? 0.01), indicating that long sitting hours is one of the determinants of abdominal obesity in the studied group.
{"title":"Daily Nutrient Intake and Physical Activity in Relation to Anthropometry and Body Composition of Professional Women","authors":"Sakshi Singla, Shruti Jain, K. Bains","doi":"10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27216","url":null,"abstract":"Overweight among professional women is a major health issue which remains a challenge to be addressed in the coming years. A study was carried out among female university teachers in the age group of 31-60 years to determine an association of anthropometry and body composition with nutrient intake and physical activity. The requirements of energy, protein and carbohydrates were adequately met. The fat intake was higher than requirement but the intake of dietary fibre was inadequate. The Physical Activity Frequency Score (PAFS) for sitting at work/commuting was found to be the highest. The longer time spent on sitting at work and home was significantly correlated with abdominal obesity parameters. Body weight was positively and significantly (p ? 0.05) correlated with intake of total fat as well as saturated fat thus, indicated that fat intake is a major determinant of obesity in this group. Energy and saturated fat intake were significantly (p ? 0.05) associated with Abdominal Volume Index, thereby indicating that abdominal obesity was attributed to higher intake of energy and fat. Longer time spent on sitting at work or while commuting was significantly correlated with Waist-hip ratio (p ? 0.01), Waist-height ratio (p ? 0.05) and Conicity Index (p ? 0.01), indicating that long sitting hours is one of the determinants of abdominal obesity in the studied group.","PeriodicalId":22457,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of nutrition and dietetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90893277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-10DOI: 10.21048/ijnd.2021.58.4.27224
H. Kumari, K. K., P. Ramachandran
During 1970s poverty and household food inadequacy led to high under-nutrition rates in all age groups. Over years there has been an improvement in per capita income and household food security. In the last two decades there has been a steady decline in under-nutrition and increase in over-nutrition in adults, but child under-nutrition rates continue to be high. The present study was taken up in urban low income families, to assess the differences in the nutritional status of pre-school children and their parents. Height and weight measurements were taken in 3727 mother infant pairs; in 637 families father’s anthropometric parameters were available. Stunting, underweight and wasting rates in children were highest when the mothers were under-nourished (BMI <18.5) and least when the mother was over-nourished (BMI ?25). A similar but less distinct trend was observed in relation to nutritional status of the fathers and pre-school children. Even when the mother or father was under-nourished less than one fifth of the pre-school children were wasted and over 80% were normally nourished. Stunting rates were over 40% if the mother or father was in the lowest height tertile. However even when the father and mother were in the highest tertile for height, about one fourth of the children were stunted. These data suggest that maternal and paternal under-nutrition and low height are associated with higher child under-nutrition and stunting respectively. However, even when the mother or father was short or under-nourished, majority of the children were normal in height and normally nourished. In view of the intra-family differences in nutritional status, it is essential to undertake assessment of nutritional status of each member of the family and provide appropriate nutritional advice and intervention.
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