International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics

Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) are district level agricultural research centres that facilitate the rapid transfer of new technologies to agricultural fields. KVKs are well known for playing a significant role in rural development in terms of improving the social, economic, and cultural wellbeing of rural residents, among other things. Krishi Vigyan Kendra was initially founded to provide training to the many farming community stakeholders. As the years passed, this grassroots organisation underwent a significant transformation, beginning with the generation, testing, and verification of technology before ultimately transmitting it to the end users for the improvement of productivity in particular and for the overall socio-economic development of the rural people in general with its mandated programmes. The study was carried out in Uttarkashi districtand 96 respondents were selected using the PPS (Probability Proportional to Size) method. For the study descriptive research design was used. The results showed that nearly half of the respondents were in the middle age group, had a secondary education, the majority of them have medium level of farm experience, and had medium social participation. Results shows that farming experience and Social Participation had a positive significant relationship with the attitude of farmers towards KVK services. Regarding attitude, it was discovered that the majority of farmers had a neutral attitude toward the extension services provided by KVK Chinyalisaur.

The nutritional status of our country remains worrisome, due to the fever availability of nutritious food and inaccessible access to the community. In such a situation, not using the easily available food due to misconceptions and wrong beliefs is making the situation worse. In this study, the Inhibitors that hinder the use of food items in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh have been studied through a mixed method research design. The study explores the belief for misconceptions hindering the use of food items in the rural community of Uttar Pradesh state and the criterion has been done based on published research articles. The results of the study showed that several assumptions were hindering the use of food ingredients present in the selected area, which did not prove correct with the criterion thought published scientific literature. In the study area, there were a total of 3 assumptions whose claimants were more than 50% of claimants, and 10 assumptions were claimed by more than 20% of claimants. The existing beliefs about pumpkin, meat, bottle gourd, millet, green vegetable, and citrus fruits were not supported by any research article. There is a need to promote the use of all types of food items by removing the existing barriers in the selected area.

Foods rich in antioxidants have gained much attention due to their health promoting activities. These foods are also referred as a neutraceuticals as they prevent many of degenerative diseases like diabetes mellitus, cancer, blood pressure and heart diseases. Garden cress seed have been used in India since ancient time. It possesses numerous health benefits such as antianaemic effect, Antimicrobial Activity, Antidiabetic and Anti-oxidant effect. In the present study, Garden cress seed was evaluated for its in vitro antioxidant and antidiabetic activities. Antioxidants activities of Garden cress seed was studies by DPPH and ABTS method. Whole seed showed 22.63% DPPH radical inhibition and 13.78% ABTS radical inhibition. Antidiabetic activity was studies by using Non enzymatic Glycosylation of hemoglobin (NEGH) and a amylase inhibition activity. Non enzymatic Glycosylation of hemoglobin inhibition was 71.42% and a amylase inhibition was 66.53%. Results suggest potential health benefiting activities of Garden cress seed. These benefits must be utilized by incorporating seed in daily diet.

Essential food requirements for space food systems include food safety, palatability, safety, stability, variety, usability, and reliability. The space station administration always gives astronauts access to nutritious food like fruits, vegetables, and certain processed foods as a regular diet. The gravitational impacts are significantly reduced in a microgravity environment in deep space. As a result of microgravity, the eating implements like wise float away. The beverage packaging for the international space station is made of laminated foil and plastic. The article mainly talked about the food system engineering facilities and the classifications of space food according to their processing. The article also highlighted the standard menu in a space shuttle for American, Russian, and Chinese astronauts according to a pre-planned diet. There are various uses of food under the food processing system in the space shuttle, such as preparation and selection of food, planning, and serving of food, etc. Similarly, it is essential for extended shelflife food for Indian astronauts. Proper nutrition and food safety are critical for all astronauts to cope with deep space environments.

Hylocereusundatus is the most widely cultivated vine cactus in the Cactaceae family, with native populations in Mexico and America. It is commonly known as "dragon fruit" or "pitaya" in the United States. In Malaysia, it is also known as "Buahnaga," which means dragon fruit. Aside from their appealing color, Hylocereusundatus fruits are prized around the world for their high content of polyphenolic components and antioxidant activity. Scientists have found that a wide range of phytochemicals, such as betalains, polyphenolic compounds, and carotenoids, protect against oxidant stress in the body and keep the right balance between antioxidants and oxidants to improve human health.The goal of this review's conclusion is to impart an understanding of Hylocereusundatus and its functional phytochemicals, as well as implications for its potential health benefits in the context of future research and application. More environmentally friendly antioxidant and antibacterial agents were proposed, which are important in the sectors of healthcare, food processing, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals. To grow the global market for dragon fruit, experts will collaborate to enhance the importance of this fruit to worldwide cultivars. In the 1990s, dragon fruit became trendy in India. Agriculturists favored it for its low input costs and high profitability.

Counseling efforts to improve self management are dominant components of any effective treatment plan. For people with diabetes mellitus to achieve optimal glycaemic control, motivation to perform self management like dietary and lifestyle related aspects is important. The researcher has determined whether or not counseling based interventions are clinically effective for improving glycaemic control of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The studies have been included research papers were based on dietary counseling based intervention. The current study has included 23 Randomized Control Trials (RTCs), while 16 were group based approaches while 7 were individual based approaches. All trials were effective in improving glycaemic control and reported statistically significant improvements in glycated hemoglobin test (HbA1c) levels through diet counseling based intervention. Regarding the counseling method, individualized counseling was more effective. Combining diet, exercise, and psychosocial intervention is more effective than dietary counseling alone. Studies have shown that a repetitive and long term dietary counseling intervention that offers follow up management was more effective than a short term counseling intervention.