Perception and practices of dietary habits among the grade ten students of Nepal
- Author Tek Narayan Poudel
- Co-Author Ram Krishna Maharjan
- DOI
- Country : India
- Subject : Education
Keywords : Dietary habit, Nepal, perception, practice, Student
Abstract
Dietary habit of people can be affected from the level of awareness, availability and accessibility of nutritious foods, socio-cultural orientation of individual, perception towards the food consumption practices and other environmental factors. It is commonly understood that dietary habit can affect the health and performance of people. The study was focused to identify the perception and practices of dietary habits among the grade ten students of Nepal. The study was based on the descriptive research design and sample was selected from the public and private schools of Kaski, Syangja and Parbat districts. Total 511 students were selected. The study found that more than 90% students were aware about the benefit of dietary food for the health and academic achievement. Students were practicing to take thefoods which were recommended by their parents. They liked homemade and locally available foods than the readymade foods. Though, the majority of students reported that they ate fruits monthly 1 and 2 times only. More than 90% of students reported that Milk, meat and fruits were the main nutrition for the students which can positively effect in their health and study. The study observed that there was need to improve the practice of taking the nutritious food and parents should be conscious. Economic status of parents had significant effect on the dietary habit of children. The study recommends studying dietary habit of students by observing their real food consumption practices in house which can give more real practices of food habit.
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