ABSTRACT

Immunity refers to a balanced state in multicellular organisms conferring on it adequate capabilities to fight against any infection or any allergies. Diet plays a vital role in the process of enhancing the immunity level and in maintaining a good level of immune response against pathogens. This study was carried out to analyse the awareness level about the connection between diet and immunity. An online survey was conducted with a self structured questionnaire comprising of 16 questions related to diet, immunity and the need for immune response against infections, the results were studied and analysed using statistical software “SPSS version 20” and the outcomes are represented in the form of Pie charts. In this present study, awareness of general population related to connection between diet and immunity, 86.81% are aware about the connection though 12.5% answered that they are unaware, among them 76.39% of the survey participants believed that immunity is the key factor necessary or important to be followed to prevent themselves from diseases such as Covid 19.The present survey conducted concludes that the majority of the population believe there is a strong connection between diet and immunity and are aware of the connection. So it is evident that the general population possesses adequate awareness on the connection between diet and immunity and could provide a baseline for resistance against disease. Keywords: Awareness; Knowledge; Diet; Immunity; Disease
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1008