| S.No |
Food groups(g) |
Balance Diet# |
Vegetarian group (n=30) |
Non vegetarian group (n=30) |
P Value |
| 1 |
Cereal(g/d) |
270 |
201.01 ± 5.6 |
170.2 ± 4.6 |
0.025* |
| 2 |
Pulses(g/d) |
60 |
28.30 ± 1.8 |
28.39 ± 1.7 |
0.785NS |
| 3 |
Green leafy vegetable (g/d) |
100 |
60.53 ± 5.3 |
36.2 ± 5.6 |
0.001** |
| 4 |
Root and tubers(g/d) |
200 |
100 ± 3.9 |
125 ± 6.9 |
0.024* |
| 5 |
Other vegetables(g/d) |
250 |
90.01 ± 5.3 |
89.7 ± 8.5 |
0.967NS |
| 6 |
Fruits(g/d) |
100 |
50.3 ± 1.1 |
72.5 ± 9.9 |
0.045* |
| 7 |
Milk and milk products (g/d) |
300 |
151.32 ± 6.7 |
151.2 ± 6.8 |
0.167NS |
| 8 |
Fat and oils(g/d) |
20 |
30 ± 3.2 |
50.23 ± 1.53 |
0.000** |
| 9 |
Sugar(g/d) |
20 |
40 ± 3.2 |
51.2 ± 0.7 |
0.000** |
| 10 |
Meat and meat products (g/d) |
50 |
0 |
29.53 ± 5.3 |
0.000** |
# (ICMR, 2010)** Significant at 1% (p<0.01).
*Significant at 5% (p<0.05). NS: Non Significant |
