• Gopika Kotekar,
• Dr. Asha G

Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality globally. Evidences show that around 17.9 million people are deceased due to CVD. Usually, the deaths from CVD were majorly seen among the older population (above 50 years of age) but recent studies and statistics have shown an increase in deaths and people being diagnosed with CVD among the younger population who belong to the age group below 45 years. The most important risk factors which lead to CVD include mainly unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, consumption of alcohol, smoking, stress, improper sleep patterns and many more. The effects of these risk factors include raised blood pressure, raised blood glucose, raised blood lipids and obesity. Thus, this study was formulated to assess the relationship between lifestyle factors and the risk of CVD among youngsters aged between 20 – 40 years. The objective of this study was to assess the dietary history of the subjects. The study was conducted at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bengaluru with the sample size of 100 individuals which included both males and females and was carried out using a questionnaire. The results revealed maximum (87) were non-vegetarians and nearly half of them (47 and 32) consumed 4 – 5 meals per day respectively. More than half (57) skipped their meals mainly breakfast and lunch. The results also show that most of the subjects preferred consuming milk, vegetables, fruits (once or twice a week), bakery and confectionery products (mainly bread and sweets), rice on a daily basis, potatoes and deep oil fried foods twice or thrice a week, non-veg foods (egg, chicken, mutton, fish and beef) very frequently, tea/coffee every day, alcohol on a weekly basis (maximum thrice a week) and carbonated drinks twice or thrice a week. Thus, this study can be concluded as the subjects led a sedentary lifestyle with an unhealthy dietary pattern that has led to a higher BMI and WHR along with increasing the risk factors of CVD.

Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), anthropometric and dietary assessment, FFQ.

"ASSESSMENT OF PAST DIETARY PATTERN AND RISK OF CVD AMONG YOUNG ADULTS, (20 – 40 YEARS)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.k146-k156, July-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307A20.pdf

"ASSESSMENT OF PAST DIETARY PATTERN AND RISK OF CVD AMONG YOUNG ADULTS, (20 – 40 YEARS)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no. ppk146-k156, July-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307A20.pdf