rm mess food final

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Food plays very vital role in maintaining proper health and also helps in

prevention and cure of diseases. Good nutritive food makes health, but at the

same time bad or unhealthy food give rise to several diseases. Our cells,

tissues and all organs works properly only with nutritious food which we eat.

All body functions metabolic, hormonal, mental, physical or chemical cannot

be performed by the body without nutritive food. Food provides us withimportant nutrition which is important in cure of diseases.

Many researchers claims that various diseases are caused by essential

nutrients under supply, but they also claim these diseases can also be

corrected when all the nutrients are supplied, in a proper way.

A well-balanced, nutritive and correct diet is thus of utmost importance for

the maintenance of good health and the healing of diseases.

Such a diet, obviously should be made up of foods, which in combinationwould supply all the essential nutrients.

In todays fast paced world, people look at faster alternatives of food.

Something that is quick to make, easy to carry and cheaper option. Hence, the

advent of fast food joints. Although these foods are better in taste and do not

take much time in preparation, they are unhealthy and loaded with fats.

Fast foods remain extremely popular, despite their un healthiness. However,

there are many reasons to try to make healthier choices about food instead ofbeing taken in by the allure of quick and convenient fast food restaurants.

CaloriesFast food has more calories on average than healthy foods do, leading to

greater weight gain for people who make fast food a major part of their diet.

Fats

Not only does fast food generally contain more fat than healthy foods, but it

also contains worse types of fats. Healthy food primarily containspolyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, while fast food is high in

saturated fats and trans fats, the kind which contribute to heart disease.

Cost

Fast food is often cheaper than healthy food, which may account for some of

its popularity. The inexpensive nature of fast food is partly due to the inferior

ingredients used.

Nutrients


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Healthy foods are by definition nutrient-rich, with vitamins, minerals and

phytochemicals that benefit the body. Fast food, due to ingredients and

preparation techniques, tends to be nutrient-poor even though it is high in

calories.

ConvenienceOne big benefit of fast food is its convenience, since it is quicker to prepare

or purchase than healthy foods. By taking shortcuts on healthiness, fast food

can often be prepared in minutes, or even seconds.

Taking all these into consideration, our study aims at trying to understand the

reasons why students at IMNU prefer fast foods to the freshly made mess

food.


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Literature Review

1.Fast-Food Consumption Habits of University Students:The Sample of

Ankara

Hulya Yardimci , Yahya Ozdogan2, Ayse Ozier Ozcelik1 and Melin Saip

Surucuoglu1

'Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara

University, Ankara, Turkey,2Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of

Home Economics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

The aim of this research was to determine fast-food consumption habits of

university students.

A total of 401 students, of whom 297 were female (74.0%) and 104 weremale (26.0%), from different universities in Ankara constituted the sample of

the research. In the research a questionnaire was used as data gathering tool.

In this research, it was determined that the rate of fast-food consuming

university students is high. Such a diet has become a part of today's way of

living. In fast-food menus, some nutrients are inadequate whereas some

others are

oversupplied. Offering healthy options in these menus will help people keep

healthy. It is believed that healthier menus will be more available in fast-food

restaurants if

inspections on menus are performed and nutrition facts are written on menus

more clearly.

2.Food Intake Is Influenced by Sensory Sensitivity By: Naish, KatherineR.; Harris, Gillian; Bruce, Amanda. PLoS ONE. Aug2012, Vol. 7 Issue 8,

Special section p1-4. 4p. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043622.

Wide availability of highly palatable foods is often blamed for the rising

incidence of obesity. As palatability is largely determined by the sensory

properties of food, this study investigated this study investigated how

sensitivity to these properties affects how much we eat.


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3.Perceived Effects of Stress on Food Choice : By Georgina Oliver Jane

Wardle Physiology & Behavior Volume 66, Issue 3,May 1999, Pages 511

515

Self-reported effects of stress on eating behaviour and food were assessed in

a brief questionnaire in 212 students. Snacking behaviour was reportedly

increased by stress in the majority of respondents (73%) regardless of genderor dieting status. The overall increase in snacking during stress was reflected

by reports of increased intake of snack-type foods in all respondents

Research Design

The research will be conducted using descriptive approach. Our project aims

at finding out the habits and reasons for poor food choices. So we would use

the descriptive approach in this survey.

Targeted Sample Population: The educated urban population between 18

to 26 years of age We are looking at the young college students of Nirma

university.

Sampling Plan:This population will be further differentiated on various

parameters like:

Gender

Course of study

Methods of Data Collection: Web based survey, Questionnaires

The use of field research is beneficial in a manner where people are closer to

real world conditions and that it is the best way to discover the particularinformation required. Business can be sure that the information gathered is up

to date. Online surveys automate the tedious paper survey process so that the

responses are automatically submitted in to the database and prepared for

analysis.
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Method of Data Analysis:Coding Methods

An interpretative technique that organizes the data and provides means to

introduce the interpretations of it into certain quantitative methods. Most

coding requires the analyst to read the data and demarcate segments within it.

Each segment is labeled with a code usually a word or short phrase that

suggests how the associated data segments inform the research objectives.When coding is complete, the analyst prepares reports via a mix of:

summarizing the prevalence of codes, discussing similarities and differences

in related codes across distinct original sources/contexts, or comparing the

relationship between one or more codes.

Scale of Measurement:Combination of various scales will be used such as:

Simple category scale

Multi choice

single response scale

Likert scale

Beneficiaries:

1.Students would understand how their habits are harming them

2.Parents would be able to provide them with better food alternatives

3.The canteen and mess in colleges can change their menu and make it

more nutritional with healthier food alternatives


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Limitations

Honest reporting is not guaranteed

The sample is confined to IMNU so the scope of study is small.


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Problem Formulation

To determine the habits and the reasons for poor food choices among college

students.

Research Objective

>>To help college students identify their eating habits so that they can

have a healthier lifestyle.

>> To highlight any alternative nutritional food choices for them.

Formulation and Testing of Hypotheses

Awareness Level among students for healthier food option

- H0: There is no significant difference in the awareness level of customers with respect to

gender

- H1: There is a significant difference in the awareness level of customers with respect to

gender.

Conclusion: We do not accept the null hypothesis.

There is a significant difference in the awareness level abut calories with respect to

gender.We can say that women are health conscious nowadays.

Spending pattern of male students on fast f ood:

-H0: males spend more than 200-1000 rupees on fast food in a month

-H1:Males do not spend more than 200-1000 rupees in a month on fast food.

Conclusion: We accept the hypothesis.

Males spend more money on fast food than females in a month.


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DATA ANALYSIS AND INTEPRETATION:

1. What types of food do you prefer?

Male Female

Vegetarian 29 11 40

NonVegetarian 14 6 20

43 17 60

We can see that67.44% males prefer vegetarian food ,32.5% males prefer non vegetarian

food. Similarly 64.7 % females prefer vegetarian food and 35.3% females prefer non

vegetarian food.

We can conclude that since the students in IMNU are preferring vegetarian food to non

vegetarian food.

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2. How many times do you consume fast food in a week?

Male Female Total

Every day 3 0 3

1-2 times 20 9 29

3-4 times13 3 16

5-6 times 2 0 2

Rarely 5 5 10

Total 43 17 60

3. When do you go to fast food restaurants?

We can see that by cross tabulation we could find that males go out for having fast food more than

females by 28.57 %

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Female

Male Female

Weekdays 2 0 2

Weekends 18 10 28

Both 23 7 30

43 17 60


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4. Which is your preferred drink? Rank accordingly.

Cold drink

Fruit/vegetable juice

Water

Milk shakes

Low fat health drink

We see that that the most preferred drink is fruit juice. The second most preferred is water at a score of

252. The least popular choice is Low fat health drink at score 165.

There is little difference among the two most popular choices. We see that students are opting for

healthier options in choice of drink. So if these are provided at mess it would benefit their health.

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Cold Drink

Fruit Juice

Water

Milk shake

Low fat health Drink

COLDDRINKS

FRUITJUICE

WATER MILKSHAKES LOW FATDRINK

SCORE 240 256 252 224 165


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Ques: Preference of which type of fast food

Male Female Total

Ice Cream 9 (12.5%) 5 (6.9%) 14

Burger 7 1 8

Pizza and pasta 9 6 15

Street food 15 5 20

Chinese 9 3 12Non veg 2 1 3

Total 51 21 72

Here we have two variables gender and type of fast food in cross tabulation.

We can see from the bar graph that men are consuming the different varieties of fast food much more

than women. As we had proved earlier that women are more health conscious ,we can say that due to

women being more health conscious and weight conscious they do not indulge in fast food as often

than men.

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Ice cream Burger Pizza and

pasta

Street food chinese Non veg

Male

Female


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After introducing a moderating variable to refine our conclusion about the type of fast food preference

with a third variable on spending.

As shown below graphically,street food is most popular among both males and females. They spend

mostly on this type of food. It can be concluded that they give more importance to cheap tasty fast .

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5. Do you eat salad regularly?

RowLabels Always Never Often Rarely Sometimes

GrandTotal

Male 12 2 13 12 10 49

Female 7 5 6 5 23

GrandTotal 19 2 18 18 15 72

Female

Always

Never

Often

Rarely

Sometimes

Male

Always

Never

Often

Rarely

Sometimes


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6. Are you aware of the calorie and preservative content in Fast food??

Male Female

Yes 25 13 38

No 18 4 22

43 17 60

76.47% females are aware of the calorie and preservative content in fast food.

58.13% males are aware of the calorie and preservative content in fast food.

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intake Male

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8. What is the amount you spend in a month on eating food outside mess?

RowLabels

LessthanRs.200

MorethanRs.1000

Rs.200-Rs.1000

GrandTotal

Female 4 8 11 23

Male 2 23 24 49

GrandTotal 6 31 35 72

74.19% males spend 200-1000 rupees in a month but only 31.14% females spend 200-1000

rupees on fast food in a month.

We perform a z test to verify this percentage interpretation.

H0= males spend 200-1000 rupees in a month

H1= males do not spend 200-1000 rupees in a month.

Taking significance level at 0.05% critical value of z is 1.96. For our sample the calculated z came out

to be -0.806. So, we accept our null hypothesis.

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Less than Rs.200 More than Rs. 1000 Rs.200-Rs.1000

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Ques:Mess food is good quality healthy food.

Weights Answer Male Female Weightedscore

Percentage (%)

1 Disagree 32 15 47 10.39

2 Neutral 45 24 138 30.53

3 Agree 64 25 267 59.07

Total 452

We can see that 59.07% of the students agree that mess food is of good quality.

VERIFICATION BY z-TEST

We will verify this by performing a z-test. Out hypothesis will be

Ho = students agree that mess food is of good quality.

H1 = students do not agree that mess food is of good quality.


to be -0.945. So, we accepted our null hypothesis.

Result: Students agree that mess food is of good quality.


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Ques:. I do not like the taste of the mess food.

Weights Answer Male Female Weightedscore

Percentage (%)

3 Disagree 20 6 78 21.84

2 Neutral 33 30 126 35.29

1 Agree 109 44 153 42.85

Total 357

It is a negatively worded Likert statement .So the weights are assigned in reverse order.By percentage

we see that about 42.85% students do not like the taste of mess food.

VERIFICATION BY z-TEST

We will verify this by performing a z-test. Out hypothesis will be

Ho = Students like the taste of mess food.

H1 = students do not like the taste of mess food.


to be 3.106. So, we did not accept our null hypothesis.

Result: Students do not like the taste of mess food.


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Bibliography

(1)Gwendolyn Dennis Devins, Johnson C Smith University, 1998 : Food

choices and eating habits among college students.

(2) William G. Zikmund ,Business Research Methods, Cengage Learning

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