Consumption of Commercial Dietary Products over Natural Diet – Impact in COVID Pandemic
Background: An adequate intake of essential minerals like selenium, iron, and zinc and thevitamins A, C, D, E, B6, and B12 are crucial to maintaining a healthy immune function. Commercialdietary products containing a mixture of some of the above-mentioned; nutrients may suffice thespecific requireme...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International Journal of Medical Research & Review 2021-08, Vol.9 (4), p.249-256 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: An adequate intake of essential minerals like selenium, iron, and zinc and thevitamins A, C, D, E, B6, and B12 are crucial to maintaining a healthy immune function. Commercialdietary products containing a mixture of some of the above-mentioned; nutrients may suffice thespecific requirements in definitive groups of populations. The comprehensive impact on the Indianpopulation with consumption of commercial dietary products in addition to natural dietary products;during the Corona Virus Disease (COVID) pandemic was assessed in this study. Methods: A cross-sectional & observational study was conducted in a group of 3699 subjects, who attended the COVIDOP Department at Sri Venkateswara RamaNarayana Ruia Government General Hospital, Tirupatifrom the period of August and September 2020. The subjects were randomly selected and aquestionnaire was posed. The data collected were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS software.Results: The percentage of the population consuming commercial dietary products in addition tonatural dietary products was 15.865%. Commonly used natural dietary products by the populationwere egg& milk products, vegetables followed by fruits. In our study, a significant associationbetween gender and consumption of commercial dietary products was noted. Conclusions: Theusage of commercial dietary products in addition to natural dietary products can be recommended inspecified population groups. The consumption of commercial dietary products in addition to naturaldietary products was significant concerning the female gender. |
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ISSN: | 2321-127X 2320-8686 |
DOI: | 10.17511/ijmrr.2021.i04.07 |