Taila Arif

DIETARY HABIT ASSESSMENT

In the present era, people have limited time for eating healthy food. Food is a significant factor to the maintenance, development, functioning and reproduction of life. Unhealthy eating is cited as a second biggest killer after smoking. In this age of convenience, people in West are having more processed foods than ever and their 60% population is considered obese. Even childhood obesity is prevalent now-a-days. People in Pakistan are taking increased influence of Western countries, so the trend of having unhealthy and fast food is integrating. Therefore, the selection of this topic is aimed at planning nutrition education for improvement of dietary habits as well as to increase the awareness and significance of healthy diet among people.