Family Diet Survey

🥗Family Diet History / Survey Record Generator

Family Study Practical

1. Family Members (CU Input)

Member Category	Del

2. Ration / Food Intake

Enter Quantity and Frequency (e.g., 500ml Daily, 20kg Monthly).

Food Item	Qty	Unit	Freq	Del

Table 1: Consumption Unit (C.U.) of Family

Table 2: Nutritive Value Calculation

Food Item (Values per 100g)	Amount (g/day)	Energy (Kcal)	Carbs (g)	Protein (g)	Fat (g)

E-ANALYSIS REPORT:

Family Diet Survey: A Practical Guide for Community Medicine

The Family Dietary Survey is a cornerstone of the Clinico-Social Case Study in Community Medicine (PSM). Assessing the nutritional status of a family allows medical students and public health workers to identify "at-risk" groups, calculate the Calorie & Protein Gap, and suggest locally available dietary modifications.

1. What is a Consumption Unit (C.U.)?

We cannot simply divide the total food cooked by the number of heads (Per Capita) because age and activity vary. Instead, we standardize intake relative to an adult male.

• Reference Male (Sedentary): 1.0 C.U.
• Reference Female (Sedentary): 0.8 C.U.
• Adolescent (12-21 yrs): 1.0 C.U.

2. The "Reference Indian" (NIN 2020)

Parameter	Reference Man	Reference Woman
Age	19 - 39 Years	19 - 39 Years
Body Weight	65 Kg	55 Kg
Energy Req (Sedentary)	2110 Kcal	1660 Kcal

3. Viva Voce Questions

Q: What is a "Balanced Diet"?

A: A diet providing 50-60% energy from Carbs, 10-15% from Protein, and 20-30% from Fats.

Q: Why use the Oral Questionnaire method?

A: The "Weighment Method" (Gold Standard) is intrusive and time-consuming. Oral recall is faster for field surveys.