NUTRITIONAL AWARENESS AND ITS IMPACT ON FAMILY MEAL PLANNING

Abstract

Nutritional awareness can be described as the knowledge of an individual on the principles of healthy eating, nutrient requirement and the interaction between diet, health and the prevention of diseases. Nutritional awareness is another crucial factor in the situation where family influences the decision on meal planning, food consumption, dietary quality, and the health outcomes overall in the house. As global issues on obesity, chronic diseases and malnutrition, be it under nutrition or over nutrition come into focus, it is important to understand how family meal planning is impacted by nutritional awareness to develop effective public health interventions and education programs.