Dietary intake and nutritional status of patients with gall bladder cancer

Shivshankar Timmanpyati; Purabi Mahajan; Shaesta Mehta; Prachi Pati; Sanjay Talole

doi:10.55289/jnutres/v3i1.4

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Dietary intake and nutritional status of patients with gall bladder cancer

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Journal of Nutrition Research

DOI: 10.55289/jnutres/v3i1.4

Year: 2015, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-61

Applied Clinical Nutrition Research

Dietary intake and nutritional status of patients with gall bladder cancer

Shivshankar Timmanpyati, Purabi Mahajan, Shaesta Mehta, Prachi Pati, Sanjay Talole

Dept. of Digestive Diseases & Clinical Nutrition , Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai- 400012, India.

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Received Date:23 June 2015, Accepted Date:25 October 2015, Published Date:27 October 2015

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Abstract

Gall Bladder Cancer (GBC) is common in northeastern Indian states. Industrial pollutants, lifestyles, dietary habits, gallstones, socio-economic status etc. have been proposed, but, none of them explain the incidents of GBC. With an objective to study the dietary pattern, nutritional status, lifestyle and non dietary habits a closed ended questionnaire was used to interview GBC patients taking treatment in Tata Memorial Hospital, India. More women than men had GBC with an male to female ratio of 1:3.6. One third, patients were from low socio economic group. 33.32% patients were overweight. Dietary habits revealed a high risk associated with less consumption of vegetables and fruits. 68.9% patients were using mustard oil as cooking medium. 76.5% patients had past history of gallstones. Malnutrition, Low socio-economic status, decreased Micronutrients in the diet, use of adulterated mustard oil and consumption of fishes from contaminated water sources may be influencing the incidents of GBC.

Keywords: Gall Bladder Cancer, Nutrition, Lifestyle