Online ISSN: 2515-8260

STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ON FOOD LABELING AMONG SPORTS PLAYERS AND NON SPORTS PLAYERS

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Dr.S.Sumayaa,M KarpakavalliProfessor, Shreen.S, Dr.V.N.Indulatha, Dr. L.V. Vigneswaran,

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Food labeling is a topical issue and an important tool influencing consumer food choices. It could be an efficient tool to prevent consumer vulnerability to diet-related illnesses such as cancer, high blood pressure, hypertension and obesity, etc.This study seeks to examine the impact of Knowledge, Attitude and practice on food labeling among sports players and nonsports players in India. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) in four cities of Tamil Nadu- Chennai, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul. Data were gathered using an online KAP Pretest questionnaire from hundred respondents which included 50 sports players and 50 non-sports players. An educational session was conducted for all the respondents and the impact of the intervention was analyzed through a posttest questionnaire

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