Sectorial Analysis of Nutritional Intake by Women in Greater Mumbai
Author: Dr. Amrita Aggarwal
Abstract:
In today’s diverse society, understanding the intricate relationship between eating habits and nutrition across different population sectors is crucial for promoting overall health and well-being. This research aims to investigate the relationship between portion sizes and dietary habits among individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds, analyze the food choices on nutritional intake and health effects of different religious groups/cultures, compare the nutritional intake of traditional food and modern food and modern food, explore the factors that influence the selection of food or restrict food and to assess the awareness of different nutritional intakes required for healthy life. The research methodology includes a systematic collection of secondary and primary data. The secondary data is referred to from time to time to compile a literature review and the primary data is collected using a structured questionnaire prepared in Google Forms using survey method. The sample size is 1014 randomly selected women across Greater Mumbai. The data is processed using MS-Excel and IBM SPSS. The findings depict that 67.83% of the respondents eat a balanced nutritious meal while others do not. The main obstacle in the nourishment is lack of income, ignorance, family restrictions and habit. The study strongly recommends that there must be awareness among women on the importance of balanced nutrition as it is a human right along with provision of some food items with the help of NGOs to the underprivileged women. The study concludes by highlighting the importance of nutrition for the growth and development of the society irrespective of race, religion, caste, gender and income.
Keywords: Women, Nutrition, Unbalanced, Underprivileged, Human Right.