Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Sumita Mathur and Usha Kothari
Jai Narain Vyas University, India
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nutr Food Sci
The desire to have children is virtually universal. Many lifestyle factors of both male and female infertility that can be preventable are obesity and weight gain; weight loss and eating disorders; exercise; and substance abuse. Nutrition plays an important role in infertility and being physically fit is of utmost importance as exercise improves metabolism and circulation, both of which contribute to better egg production. There are strong evidences of correlation between nutritional status and physical activity and their impact on general health and adversely on the reproductive performance. Therefore, a study was conducted with the objective to determine the correlation between nutritional status and physical activity and its impact on fertility of women population. The study was undertaken within the municipal limits of city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The sample size was used 300 married women undergoing infertility treatments and purposive sampling technique was used. To measure the nutritional status of subjects, body mass index (BMI) was calculated and physical activity was determined by the Rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) questionnaire. It was seen that 86% of sample were not engaged in any physical activity and 33% were lying under category of overweight and obese. Correlation was calculated to see the correlation between nutritional status and physical activity of female undergoing infertility treatment. From the study, it was found that a positive correlation was seen among nutritional status and physical activity of female undergoing infertility treatment. Correlation was significant at the 0.01 level (-.193). In a conclusive, it can be said that physical activity has direct impact on the nutritional status.