ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH STATUS WITH DIETARY HABITS AND LIFESTYLE AMONG THE LEGAL STUDENTS OF DISTRICT MEERUT, UP, INDIA

Abstract

Author(s): Sartaj Ahmad*, Manoj Kumar Tripathi, Saurabh Sharma, Amit Mohan Varsheny, Ashish Pundhir

The study was aimed to assessment of health status with dietary habits and lifestyle among the legal students of district Meerut, UP, India. A Pre-designed, Pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire related to health status with dietary habits and lifestyle was used. Data were entered in Microsoft Excel and analyzed with proportional percentage. In this study, consumption of non-vegetarian diet (29.56 %) and fast food intake everyday (23.47 %) was found among students. Current smokers in the form of Smoking and tobacco chewing (19.13 %) were seen in students. Sedentary life (26.08 %), overweight (04.34 %), pre hypertension (03.14 %) and hypertension (01.73 %) were also found in students. Students were not much conscious to make extra effort to choose a healthier lifestyle. Healthy lifestyle awareness and practice is very important.