Impact of supplementation of broccoli and nutrition counselling on dietary intake of non-insulin dependent diabetics Madhu1, Kochhar Anita1, Javed M.2 1Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India 2Department of Math, Statistics and Physics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India Online published on 30 November, 2019. Abstract Ninety non-insulin dependent diabetic male pateints in the age group of 40 to 60 years free from serious complications of diabetics were selected from the Ludhiana Mediways Hospital under the supervision of Diabetologist. Selection was based on their fasting and post prandial blood glucose level followed by blood pressure. The selected subjects were divided into three groups I, II and III, each group having thirty subjects each. The subjects of group I was given no treatment. The subjects of group II and III were given treatments. In the treatment, the subjects of group II and III were supplemented with 10 g of broccoli floret and leaf powder in form of missi roti for a period of 3 months along with nutrition counselling. Wheat and rice were the major cereals. Use of refined cereals was not common among subjects. It was observed that all the subjects consume cereal thrice a day in all groups. Group II (86.7%) and group III (56.7%) of the subjects were consuming green leafy vegetables once in a week. Pulses/legumes, roots and tubers, flesh foods, milk and milk products consumption pattern was decresed after nutrition intervention and fruits consumption was increased mostly once in a day in group II and III, as compared to group I. The mean daily food intake of cereals,pulses, milk and milk products, roots and tubers, meat/poultry, fats/oil, sugar/jaggery decreased significantly(p<0.01) in the subjects of group II and III after the nutrition intervention. Mean daily intake of nutrients like carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium decreased significantly (p<0.01) in the subjects of group II and III after the study and non-significantly (p<0.01) in the subjects of group I. A significant increase (p<0.01) was observed in vitamin C, iron and zinc intake by the subjects of group II and III. Top Keywords Broccoli, supplementation, dietary intake, nutreints, vitamins, minerals. Top |