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Background: According to the World Health Organization, consuming a healthy diet throughout the life-course helps to prevent malnutrition in all its forms as well as a range of non-communicable diseases and conditions. The health of an individual is known to be influenced by his/ her nutritional status. People are now consuming more foods high in energy, fats-free sugars and salt/sodium, and many people do not eat enough fruits, vegetables and dietary Fibre such as whole grains. The exact makeup of a diversified balanced and healthy diet will vary depending on individual characteristics, cultural context, locally available foods and dietary customs. Objectives: To assess the nutrient intake and measuring the nutritional status among the women in childbearing age at the rural areas. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the dietary intake and the nutritional status of the rural women in the five different villages of Gadag district, Karnataka. Their socio-demographic details, food intake related data were collected using a questionnaire. 24 Hour dietary recall was calculated using nutrient composition table and their nutritional status was calculated using BMI (Body Mass Index). Results: 105 women were interviewed. Majority of participants were of secondary school (32.38%), middle school (28.57%) and a majority of them were housewives. Majority of the participants (88.57%) energy intake was less than the recommended, all the 105 participants (100%) protein intake was less than 1gm/kg/body weight, majority of them consumed more fat (72.38%), sodium intake of all the participants 105 (100%) were more. The nutrient intake was calculated using a nutrition composition table from the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research), NIN (National Institute for Nutrition), Hyderabad. And the majority of their nutritional status (BMI) were normal (51.42%). Majority of the food groups consumed daily by the participants were cereals (96.19%), followed by pulses (64.76%) which were consumed majorly on 2 – 3 times in a week. Fruits (45.71%) and vegetables (63.80%) were consumed every week. Milk and milk products were consumed daily (87.61%). Conclusion: The main food groups consumed daily were cereals followed by pulses. The energy, protein intake was less and fat content was more than the recommended and nutritional status was normal among half of the study population.

A Community-Based Assessment of Nutritional Status among the Childbearing Age Women's in the Rural Areas of Karnataka