Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2013

Assessment of Milk Consumption in Young Females

Miss. Shubhadarshini G Pawar, Pranita Ashok, A R Joshi

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Introduction– Recent studies have shown that milk is an excellent source of calcium and provides eight additional essential nutrients, including proteins, potassium, phosphorus, vitamins A, D and B12, riboflavin and niacin. In recent years milk consumption is markedly reduced due to soft drink consumption in young adults. A recent study concluded that women with low milk intake during childhood and adolescence have less bone mass in adulthood and they are at greater risk of fractures. So the present study was planned to assess consumption of milk in these young females with the help of questionnaire. Objective– Assessment of milk consumption using food questionnaire in young females. Method: Dietary milk intake was taken into consideration by using food–frequency questionnaire of 64 medical MBBS female students aged between 18–25 yrs .History of previous milk intake for last 3 months was taken into consideration in terms of amount of milk and its consumption daily, weekly or monthly. The quantity and frequency was of milk consumption was noted. Results: We found that 68% females were consuming milk in some form or other whereas 32% female were not consuming milk at all . Out of 68% , 51% females were consuming milk regularly while 17% were consuming milk occasionally. Conclusion: Health benefits of milk should be emphasized to the students for their long term effects in adulthood. Follow up with administration food questionnaire is needed for improvement of milk consumption to prevent future risks.

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Miss. Shubhadarshini G Pawar, Pranita Ashok, A R Joshi Assessment of Milk Consumption in Young Females Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.VIII August 2013

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