Scientific Study from the year 2017 in the subject Guidebooks -
Nutrition, Food, Drinking, language: English, abstract: The research
questions were: What are the major illnesses the community suffers from?
How is the nutritional status of that community? Is there any relation
between nutritional statuses with present illness? The study is
conducted keeping in mind the following objectives: to assess the
nutritional status of the adult people in the selected area; to
determine the dietary pattern of the respondents; to co-relate the
clinical conditions with their dietary pattern; and to formulate
alternative ways for the good health of adults aged 50-70 years.
Malnutrition is common among people aged above 50 years in India. The
prevalence of malnutrition among the elderly was found to be 11.6% and
the percentage at risk of malnutrition was 46%. Keeping in mind the fact
that people from other part of Kamrup district were already suffering
from malnutrition and hence even in Dispur zone, Kamrup district, there
was every possibility of people suffering malnutrition but no such data
or study were published or discussed so far for this age group of
people. Therefore, in order to make elderly people aware about their
biological status, in terms of nutrition and to improve their quality of
life there was a need of such research considering their nutritional
status and its deleterious effect on their health and wellbeing.
