Effect of Functional foods and Lifestyle modifications on Hypertensive men and women in Coimbatore Tamilnadu

Abstract

Major objectives : newlineii) Study the prevalence of hypertension in urban and rural areas newlineiii) Determine the associated etiological factors among the selected hypertensives newlineiv) Assess the demographic profile, dietary habits, lifestyle pattern and nutritional status newlineof the selected hypertensives newlinev) Intervention with functional foods and lifestyle modification strategies newlinevi) Evaluate the impact of intervention strategies newlinevii) Methodology : newlineHealth camps were conducted at selected rural and urban areas of Coimbatore district, Tamil newlineNadu to identify the hypertensives patients. About 256 hypertensives from rural and 257 newlinehypertensives from urban identified in the age group of 25-55 years were selected for the newlineresearch. The demographic details, dietary habits, family and personal medical history, food newlinehabits and lifestyle pattern like history of smoking, tobacco use, alcohol intake and their newlinepsychosocial behavior were elicited from selected 513 hypertensives using a standardized newlinequestionnaire. newlineGlobal Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) given by WHO (2015) was used to elicit newlinethe information on the physical activity pattern and anthropometric measurements namely weight, newlineheight, waist/hip ratio and BMI were recorded for all the 513 selected hypertensives in urban and newlinerural areas. The Food intake pattern of the hypertensives was recorded using 24hr recall method. newlineThe blood parameters namely fasting blood glucose, postprandial blood glucose, lipid profile, newlineserum sodium and potassium levels were analysed using standard procedure for the sub samples newline(90 men and 90 women) in a laboratory before and after intervention. Blood pressure was also newlinemeasured once in a week during intervention period. newlineNutritious supplement was developed with pulses, banana powder, coconut deoiled meal newlineand it was developed into recipes. Highly acceptable recipe was selected for supplementation. It newlinesupplied nearly 23 percent of potassium daily requirement of adults. From the identified newlinehypertenisves 90 women and 90 men hypertensives with SBP 120mg/dl to 139m