Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Rukhsar Begum, Dr. Vinita Singh and Gurhiya

Abstract:
The COVID-19 Pandemic is a major health crisis in the life of millions globally. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on nutrition among the COVID respondents in Unnao region. COVID-19 lockdown has affected the dietary habits and nutritional patterns of the different countries affected. COVID-19 has imposed a new set of challenges for the individuals to maintain a healthy diet. A proper diet and good nutritional status are considered impact elements for an optional immune response to prevent infections. Sample consisted 100 COVID-19 positive respondents 50 male and 50 female between age group of 21-50 years who were residing in Unnao city. Self-structured questionnaire was developed for collecting data from respondents. The data concerning dietary intake of the respondents were collected using 24 hour recall method and purposive random sampling. The energy consumption was found 2204 K Cal, Protein 48 gm, Fat 23.1 gm, Iron 20 mg/d, Vitamin A 716 mcg/d, Vitamin C 57 mg/d, Zinc 18 mg/d, Thiamine 2.6 mg/d, Riboflavin 3.2 mg/d, Niacine 16.3 mg/d, Vitamin B12 1.77mg/d. The Protein, Fat, Vitamin A, vitamin-C and Calcium was found lower as compared to Recommended dietary allowances. Intake of all nutrients except for energy and Vitamins B was higher than recommended dietary allowance. Whereas Zinc was found to be adequate in diet.