Dietary Habits, Food Consumption, Energy and Nutrients Intake of Adults of Selected Areas of Bangladesh

Purpose: Food consumption, energy and nutrients intake are the major concern now a days because they determine the nutritional well-being of a population. Hence, this study provide a clear picture of food consumption, energy and nutrients intake of adults of selected area of Bangladesh.Design/methodology: It was a cross-sectional study conducted among 400 respondents from selected areas of Bangladesh.Findings: The mean age of participants was 43.43±19.82 years. 58.75% of study participants were male where 41.25% were female. On an average, respondents consume rice (7±0) days/week. They consume other vegetables (6.95±0.27) days/week, fish (4.88±1.79) days/week, meat (0.83±1.07) days/week, leafy vegetable (2.57±1.81) days/week, pulses (1.98±1.78) days/week, milk and milk Product (1.8±2.75) days/week, sweet (1.66±1.92) days/week and oils (7±0) days/week. . About 57.5% of the respondents take more than 65% of total energy from carbohydrate, 37.5% of the respondents take less than 10% of total energy from protein sources and 24.75% of the respondents take less than 15% of total energy from fat.54.75% of the respondents have “Highly Acceptable FCS”, 23.25% of the respondents have “Low Acceptable FCS”, 19.25% of the respondents have “Borderline FCS” and only 2.75% of the respondents have “Poor FCS”. The per capita mean energy intake of Bangladeshi population was 2632kcal/day for male and 2249 kcal/day for female. Mean protein, carbohydrate, fat and fiber intake of the respondents were 56.7g/day,407g/day,30.9g/day and 34.7g/day respectively. Moreover, around 27% of the respondents are consuming less than 1805Kcal (* Hard Core Poor), 24.25% of the respondents are consuming 1805-2121 Kcal (**Absolute poor), 22% are consuming 2122-2600 Kcal and 26.75% of the respondents are consuming more than 2601Kcal.Conclusion: Though the consumption of fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and milk product were increasing in the recent decades, this study results suggest the necessity of formulating policy and intervention strategies concentrating on the consumption of these food items in all levels in Bangladesh