Dietary intake during Covid-19 and its association with noncommunicable diseases among Telangana community

Long-term imbalanced dietary intake such as lower consumption of fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products, egg and legumes and higher consumption of salt, meat, fats and sugars have been found to be significantly associated with increased BMI and elevated levels of blood glucose, blood cholesterol and blood pressure. In this study, association of dietary intake with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during covid-19 was observed among 200 adults from Kothagudem, Telangana. Dietary information was collected using 24-hour recall and information on NCDs was collected using closed ended questionnaire and hospital records. Results indicated that energy intake was positively associated with anaemia, overweight, obesity and diabetes; protein intake was negatively associated with diabetes, hypertension, overweight, obesity and atherosclerosis and fat intake was positively associated with obesity, hypertension, atherosclerosis and anemia.