Country-specific nutrient requirements &amp; recommended dietary allowances for Indians

Nair, Krishna Pillay Madhavan; Augustine, Little Flower

doi:10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1762_18

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“…Our findings indicated that attitudes about one's own body weight influenced reported EI. 7 This may be true as more than 50% subjects in all age groups were either overweight or obese, as indicated by the Body mass indices of the individuals.…”

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Energy requirement for sedentarily active women in present life style—An insight

lakhsmi¹,

Kumari²

2021

IJNMHS

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Recommended dietary allowances are set and revised by Indian council for medical research with a purpose to guide the population by providing direction for a long term management towards a healthy and diet prone disease free life. The present study provides an insight into recommended dietary allowances in respect to the Indian scenario for sedentarily active women. The study focuses attention to over nutrition as well as under nutrition. Sedentarily active women in 45-60 years age group were chosen as subjects covering low income, middle income and higher income groups. The regular life style and diets were observed and recorded using diet journal for a period of 6 weeks. The study revealed that more than 50 percent of subjects were overweight. The results of the mean dietary intakes recorded in the food journals revealed that the self reported energy intake values were much less than the recommended energy intake as per ICMR 2010 recommendations. The study emphasized that the need for reconsidering energy recommendations by assessing specific life style requirements along with balancing the individual psychological, social and biological needs. And the same has been reflected in the revised recommendations by ICMR 2020.

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Energy requirement for sedentarily active women in present life style—An insight

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Kumari²

2021

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“…41 In India "food insecurity" is defined as an average calorie intake of less than 2400 Kcal per capita per day based on direct calorie intake (DCI) method. 42 The NSSO conducts nationwide HCE surveys at regular intervals as part of its "rounds", with the duration of each round normally being a year. The surveys are conducted through interviews of a representative sample of households selected randomly through a suitable sampling design and covering almost the entire geographical area of the country.…”

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Small Area Estimation of Food Insecurity in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain

Chandra¹,

Guha²,

Desai³

et al. 2021

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Achieving food security for all citizens is an important policy issue in India. While the existing data based on socio-economic surveys provide accurate estimates of food insecurity indicators at state and national level, due to small sample sizes, the surveys cannot be used directly to produce reliable estimates at the district or lower administrative levels. The availability of reliable and representative disaggregated measures of food insecurity is necessary for effective policy planning and monitoring, as food insecurity is often distributed unevenly within relatively small areas. This article explores a small area estimation (SAE) approach to derive reliable and representative estimates of food insecurity prevalence (FIP), gap (FIG), and severity (FIS) among people in different districts of the rural areas of the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain (EIGP) region by linking the latest round of available data from the Household Consumer Expenditure Survey collected by the National Sample Survey Office of India as well as the latest available Indian Population Census data. District-specific food insecurity indicators such as FIP, FIG, and FIS were estimated based on a recommended threshold of per capita caloric intake of 2400 kilocalories per day, as defined by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Spatial maps showing district-level inequality in the distribution of the indicators of food insecurity among the population in the EIGP region are also produced. Our disaggregated estimates can provide district-specific focused insights into food insecurity to policy analysts and decision-makers, and could thereby prove to be useful and relevant to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 2.1.2.

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“…Mediterranean Equivalent Diet (MED). The Mediterranean diet plan from the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) [13] trial was modified by experts primarily based on the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Nutrition Recommendations [14]. The diet regime comprised 20% of Daily Energy (DE) from proteins, 25% of DE from fat (<5% from saturated plus trans fatty acids, 0% from MUFA, and 20% from PUFA which includes 2.5-3g/day of omega-3 fatty acids), 55% of DE from carbohydrates (<10% from refined sugar), 30-35 g/day of dietary fibers, less than 5 g/day of salt, and no alcohol.…”

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Effect of Multimodal Intervention (computer based cognitive training, diet and exercise) in comparison to health awareness among older adults with Subjective Cognitive Impairment (MISCI-Trial)—A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

et al. 2022

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Introduction This study was aimed to investigate the effect of multimodal intervention on the cognitive functions of older adults with subjective cognitive impairment (SCI). Materials and methods Sixty subjects were randomized 1:1:1:1 to receive either computer based cognitive therapy (CBCT) or CBCT+Mediterranean equivalent diet (MED) or CBCT+MED+ Exercise regime and the control group. The intervention group received supervised CBCT twice a week to have 40 sessions, each of 40 minutes duration, and/ or supervised aerobic and resistive exercise twice a week for 24 weeks and or MED at home under the supervision of a dietician. The control group was provided with health awareness instructions for brain stimulating activities such as sudoku, mental maths, and learning music and new skills. Results Cognitive functions which was the primary outcome measure were assessed using the Post Graduate Institute Memory Scale (PGI-MS), and Stroop Colour and Word Test at baseline and after 6 months intervention period. As assessed by the PGI-MS, there was significant improvement in domains such as mental balance, attention and concentration, delayed recall, immediate recall, verbal retention of dissimilar pairs, Visual retention, and total score both in the unimodal and multimodal intervention groups. However, the improvement was observed to be the highest in the multimodal intervention group as compared to unimodal group. All the participants completed the trial. Conclusion This pilot randomized control trial indicated that multimodal intervention could be an effective non-pharmacological intervention in individuals with SCI for improving their cognitive functions.

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Country-specific nutrient requirements & recommended dietary allowances for Indians

Cited by 32 publications

References 16 publications

Energy requirement for sedentarily active women in present life style—An insight

Energy requirement for sedentarily active women in present life style—An insight

Small Area Estimation of Food Insecurity in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain

Effect of Multimodal Intervention (computer based cognitive training, diet and exercise) in comparison to health awareness among older adults with Subjective Cognitive Impairment (MISCI-Trial)—A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

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