Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Dr. Jeni Lalwani and Dr. BG Patel

Abstract:
The recognition of obesity as a significant health issue among adults has gained considerable attention in recent times. This study aims to investigate the impact of a balanced diet intervention on the enhancement of life quality in obese adults residing in Ahmedabad city. The duration of the experimental phase was three months. For the experimental investigation, 120 overweight/obese subjects were chosen at random. There were 60 obese participants in the control group and 60 obese participants in the experimental group. The well-structured interview schedule was developed for 120 respondents. A group of 60 respondents in the experimental study was selected to impart nutritional counselling. A pre-test and post-test were conducted to assess the nutrition related knowledge of the respondents before giving nutritional education. The data were analysed through IBM SPSS statistic 20. The mean score before the intervention was 27.27, showing low nutritional knowledge. The mean score scaled to 38.75 after the session, indicating a considerable improvement in participants' nutrition knowledge. The experimental group averaged 30.49 before BMI and 29.79 after. In contrast, the control group's mean score was 29.28 before BMI and 29.00 after. The study found that the experimental group reduced weight more than the control group.