Consumption Of High Fat, Sugar, Salt Food (Hfss) and Its Impact on Nutritional and Health Assessment of Rural School-Going Children of Fatehpur District (U.P.)

Abstract

Introduction - Youngsters are the assets of society in the future. In the past few decades, changing eating patterns have led to healthy snacks being swap by junk food. While unhealthy food are relatively affordable and delicious, their poor health effects outlast than these quick benefits. 

Objective- The aim of this study to understand about the intake of high fat, sugar, salt food (HFSS) and its impact on nutritional and health assessment of school-going children of Fatehpur district.

Methodology- A sum of 120 students were selected from three separate schools of Amauli block of Fatehpur district. The data were collected by using   structured questionnaire and extensive attention.

Results- Out of 120 students, the participants sample consisted of 60.83per cent girls and 39.16per cent boys in the age group 6-12 years. A Majority of girls 68.49per cent were more likely to eat junk food than boys 53.19per cent because almost girls prefer a delicious taste. Additionally 20per cent respondents across all age groups only checked the branded chips (lays, parle, bingo, uncle chips, pringles, bikano, diamond, balaji, haldiram) and snacks (parle fulltoss, kurkure etc.).

Conclusion- The most of students found it hard to comprehend dietary information, there is an essential to introduce educational instruction or nutrition fact labelling to explain the dissimilarity between branded  and unbranded snacks and their superiority, health and hygienic and sanitary parameters.