• M.Thamarai Selvi
• S.Radhai Sri

Meal patterns have received less attention because studies rarely collect data on time of consumption. Food consumed in the morning may be more satiating and this may provide a plausible mechanism for effects of breakfast on body weight. Most of the young adults skip meals including breakfast which can therefore lead to malnutrition, if they are not educated properly on the importance of adequate food and nutrients intake. Therefore, the study was aimed with the objective to improve the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of the young adults on breakfast consumption. Nutrition education is “any combination of educational strategies designed to facilitate voluntary adoption of food choices and other food and nutrition related behaviors conducive to health and well-being; it is delivered through multiple venues and involves activities at the individual, community, and policy levels. A total of 50 young adults were selected as samples from Coimbatore, India. They were given nutrition education on food groups, nutritional requirements of adolescents and young adults, health benefits of breakfast consumption and adverse effects of skipping breakfast. The impact of nutrition education on the young adults was evaluated using the scores obtained with KAP questionnaire. The results showed a significant impact on KAP of young adult students on breakfast consumption.

nutrition education, breakfast, young adults, adolescents, KAP test

"IMPACT OF NUTRITION EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAKFAST CONSUMPTION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.393-398, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902649.pdf

"IMPACT OF NUTRITION EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAKFAST CONSUMPTION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp393-398, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902649.pdf