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Awareness On Effect Of High Fat Diet Among Adolescents
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SHILPA MERLYN JOSE, V.VISHNU PRIYA, JOTHI PRIYA.A , R.GAYATHRI
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Fat is one of macronutrients which is good for health but over consumption can lead to diseases and obesity. Obesity is associated with diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hypertension. It can also lead to cancer in the oesophagus, colon, and kidney because of their eating habits. Researchers have said that high fat foods with a low carb diet helps in weight loss which inturn reduces the risk of cancer and obesity. The aim of the study is to create awareness on the effects of high fat diet among college students. A well structured questionnaire containing socio-demographic information, knowledge, attitude and perception was framed and circulated through online survey links. The results were collected and were represented in pie-charts. It can be concluded that Awareness camps, educational programs, workshops may be conducted to create awareness on the effect of high fat diet among the younger generation to prevent the development and progression of various diseases. Further studies can be done to study the effects of higher fat foods on health.
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High fat foods, cholesterol, college students, obesity, online survey.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP2.108
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