期刊名称：IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2347-4580
电子版ISSN：2321-8851
出版年度：2016
卷号：4
期号：8
页码：125-130
语种：English
出版社：IMPACT Journals
摘要：Modernization and industrialization have created several health related problems. The prevention of any disorder is though intervention nowadays. Inclusion of health education and counselling regarding nutrition aspects act as most effective measure. A nutrition counselling center was established in the University of Agricultural sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka. Among visitors of the center majority were rural people (63.84%). It was found that, among the total visitors having nutritional problems, 81.13 per cent (n=129) of subjects were undernourished, 11.95 per cent (n=19) were obese and 4.40 per cent (n=7) were diabetic. Evaluation of performance of the nutrition counselling center at the end of study period (6 months) revealed that, both on campus and off campus counsellees appreciated the working hours, publicity given about the center and mode of counselling programme conducted. Counsellees also suggested to increase the working hours and off campus activities of the center for the benefit of the population
