Salt intake among women in an Urban resettlement colony of Delhi

Awareness, behavior, and determinants of dietary salt intake in adults: results from the National NCD Monitoring Survey, India

“…The Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology (CURE) study also observed the mean salt intake as 8.5 g/day, using the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) 32 . The mean salt intake in women in an urban resettlement colony in Delhi was 7.6 g/day based on spot urine sodium measurements 13 . Some methods, such as dietary surveys, are time-consuming and have a low validity 33 , 34 .…”

“…Preventing dietary salt intake must be driven by perceptions, behaviours, and practices influenced by diverse socio-economic and socio-cultural factors. Studies on the assessment of salt intake in India have been done in limited geographical settings; hence the result findings may not apply at a national level 11 – 13 . The lack of comprehensive data draws attention to the need for a national-level monitoring system to generate evidence on dietary salt intake, knowledge, attitude and practices.…”

Effect of community-based structured yoga program on hba1c level among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: An interventional study

“…Most of the population in the area belonged to lower-middle socioeconomic status. [ 13 ] People living in the community for at least 6 months and ≥18 years of age with already diagnosed Type 2 DM and HbA1c ≥6.5% were included in the study. Those who were practising yoga of any type earlier, pregnant women and people with known diabetes complications such as chronic kidney disease, moderate-to-severe cardiovascular conditions; any known medical condition under treatment such as angina pectoris, asthma, bronchitis, renal diseases which prevent the participants doing yoga practice and known psychiatric conditions which prevent following yoga instructions, and physical disabilities were excluded from the study.…”

Yetişkin Bireylerin Tuz ile İlgili Bilgi, Tutum ve Davranışlarının Değerlendirilmesi

“…Katılımcıların çoğunluğunun ekmek, tam yağlı süt ürünleri ve makarna-pirinç ve diğer tahılların tuz/sodyum içeriğine yönelik bilgisinin düşük olduğu belirlenmiştir. Benzer şekilde Asya kıtasında bulunan bazı ülkelerde yapılan çalışmalarda tuz ile ilgili bilgi düzeyinin düşük olduğu saptanmıştır (17)(18)(19). Öte yandan Avrupa ve Okyanusya kıtasında yer alan ülkelerde yaşayan bireylerin genel olarak tuz ile ilgili bilgilerinin daha iyi olduğu bulunmuştur (20,21) Bununla birlikte tuz tüketimini azaltmak için beslenmesine dikkat edenlerin ve öğrenim durumu yüksek olanların tuz ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur.…”