Zeitschrift für ernährungswissenschaftliche Forschung

Abstrakt

Frequency, Types and Eating Time of Meal in Relation with Obesity: A Case Study of Almaty City of Kazakhstan

Ainura Sattarkhanova

The study mainly deals to investigate frequency, type, and eating time of meal, and to find out biomass index (BMI). To fulfill study objectives, a multistage sampling technique was used to collect data from 100 respondents in Almaty city of Kazakhstan. Results found that eating dinner lately, consumption of fast food, sweet, alcohol, and cigarette caused obesity problem among the respondents in the study area. It is also found that 35% respondents have sedentary life style, and only 61% respondents have normal BMI while rests of respondents have abnormal BMI which may cause unhealthy life. The study results suggest providing health related education in the Almaty city about eating healthy and timely meal to overcome obesity problem.