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Trends and patterns in consumption of foods among Indian adults: Insights from National Family Health Surveys, 2005-06 to 2019- 21

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Title Trends and patterns in consumption of foods among Indian adults: Insights from National Family Health Surveys, 2005-06 to 2019- 21
 
Creator Patwardhan, Sharvari
Kapoor, Rati
Scott, Samuel
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Chamois, Sylvie
Singh, S. K.
Dwivedi, L. K.
Pedgaonkar, Sarang
Puri, Paul
Chauhan, Alka
Laxmaiah, Avula
Menon, Purnima
 
Subject data
data analysis
death
diet
food consumption
growth
health
malnutrition
policies
protein content
risk factors
surveys
 
Description See also: https://poshan.ifpri.info/category/publications/data-notes/
BACKGROUND| Healthy diets are necessary for optimal growth and to carry out daily mental and physical tasks. Unhealthy diets drive all forms of malnutrition and dietary risks are the number one risk factor globally for deaths and disability (Global Burden of Disease collaborators, 2019). Given the importance of diet as a key driver of health and wellbeing, this Data Note examines available data from three rounds of India’s National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) on food consumption patterns of adult men and women.
MEASUREMENT| NFHS asks women (15-49 years) and men (15-54 years) how frequently (daily, weekly, occasionally or never) they consume nine food groups including two unhealthy food groups (Figure 1). The 2020 Nutrient Requirements for Indians outlines the quantity per day of vegetarian foods to be consumed as part of a balanced diet (ICMR-NIN, 2020). The guidelines indicate that pulses can be replaced with animal-source foods for non-vegetarians. Thus, for this Data Note we constructed an additional indicator –daily consumption of pulses or egg or fish or chicken or meat –to estimate any protein consumption (Figure 1). Estimates are first presented at the national level to provide an overall view of how diets have changed from 2005-06 to 2019-21. On subsequent pages, we show trends between 2015-16 and 2019-21 by state and district.
USE| This data note provides a broad view of diet patterns among adults and should be used for further inquiry by stakeholders including researchers, policymakers, and program staff at multiple levels. We recognize that NFHS is not a detailed dietary survey and does not ask about individual food items or the quantity of food consumed. Thus, this data note should be used as a starting point for discussion and to identify major areas of improvement in consumption and measurement.
 
Date 2023-01-12
2023-01-13T20:22:39Z
2023-01-13T20:22:39Z
 
Type Other
 
Identifier Patwardhan, Sharvari; Kapoor, Rati; Scott, Samuel; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Chamois, Sylvie; Singh, S.K.; Dwivedi, L.K.; Pedgaonkar, Sarang; Puri, Parul; Chauhan, Alka; Laxmaiah, Avula; and Menon, Purnima. 2022. Trends and patterns in consumption of foods among Indian adults: Insights from National Family Health Surveys, 2005-06 to 2019- 21. POSHAN Data Note 91. New Delhi, India: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127093
https://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/136530
https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136530
 
Language en
 
Relation POSHAN Data Note
 
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Open Access
 
Format 16 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Food Policy Research Institute