A Study on Trends and Drivers of Transformation in Dietary Pattern in India

Abstract

The economic growth in India has been accompanied by growth in food supply but the increase in food supply has not resulted in improved nutritional status of majority of the people.Due to increase in income, change in lifestyle, increasing urbanization and globalization,there have been considerable changesin thefood habits and dietary pattern of Indian households. Since the food consumed plays a major role in the nutritional and health status of the people, it is important to analyse the pattern of food consumption among the people. Thereby the objectives of the paper are, to examine the changes in consumption pattern of food in our country and to depict its implications on the nutritional and health status of the people.