ARE INDIANS SMART ENOUGH TO MAKE RIGHT FOOD CHOICES? TRENDS AND PATTERNS

PHOOL CHAND MEENA¹, PREM CHAND MEENA², G.L. MEENA³*
¹College of Agriculture, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
²National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad
³Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan
* Corresponding Author : glm57@rediffmail.com

Received : 01-03-2016     Accepted : 12-03-2016     Published : 28-04-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 14       Pages : 1250 - 1256
Int J Agr Sci 8.14 (2016):1250-1256

Keywords : Food, Trends and Patterns, Protein, Consumption, Dietary Allowances, Elasticity
Academic Editor : Amale A.J., Verma Vinod Kumar, Dhawan Vikrant, Shrey Ravi, Pradeep Mishra,Vasanta K.
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

According to Nutritional Intake Survey Series conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation, there has been steady decline in consumption of calories and protein, but the fat consumption has been increasing both in rural and urban India. Unlike calorie and protein, the difference in fat intake in rural and urban is pronounced. Across the states of the country, the north-east and eastern region states seem lagging in terms of nutrition –moving further away from desirable levels and are much below the national average too. In terms of calorie intake, 68 percent of country’s population remains undernourished and during 2004-05 and 2009-10, there was an increase of about 55 million people who registered to have deficient intake of calories. With rise in food expenditure among rural and urban masses, there has been less than proportionate increase in calorie and protein intake. However, a propensity to consume more of fat has been witnessed with rise in food expenditure.