<p> </p><p><strong>Contents</strong></p><p><strong>Page</strong></p><p>Title Page</p><p>i</p><p>Declaration</p><p>ii</p><p>Certification</p><p>iii</p><p>Dedication</p><p>iv</p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>v</p><p>Abstract</p><p>vi</p><p>Table of Contents</p><p>vii</p><p>List of Tables</p><p>xii</p><p>List of Appendix</p><p>xiii</p><p>List of Abbreviations and Symbols</p><p>xiv</p><p><strong>

Chapter ONE

</strong></p><p><strong>1.0</strong></p><p><strong>INTRODUCTION</strong></p><p>1</p><p>1.1</p><p>Background Introduction</p><p>1</p><p>1.1</p><p>Statement of Research Problem</p><p>5</p><p>1.2</p><p>Justification</p><p>6</p><p>1.3</p><p>Aim and Objectives</p><p>7</p><p><strong>

Chapter TWO

</strong></p><p><strong>2.0</strong></p><p><strong>LITERATURE REVIEW</strong></p><p>8</p><p>2.1</p><p>Introduction</p><p>8</p><p>2.2</p><p>Dietary patterns and the Nutritional Status of Adults</p><p>9</p><p>vii</p><p>2.3</p><p>Assessment of Nutritional Status</p><p>10</p><p>2.3.1</p><p>Anthropometric Studies</p><p>11</p><p>2.3.1.1</p><p>Anthropometric Measurements of Malnutrition</p><p>11</p><p>2.3.2</p><p>Biochemical Assessment</p><p>12</p><p>2.3.4</p><p>Clinical Assessment</p><p>12</p><p>2.5</p><p>Effects of Dietary Patterns on Health</p><p>13</p><p>2.5.1</p><p>Obesity</p><p>14</p><p>2.5.2</p><p>Body mass index</p><p>17</p><p>2.5.3</p><p>Diabetes</p><p>17</p><p>2.5.4</p><p>Hypertension</p><p>19</p><p>2.5.5</p><p>Cardiovascular Diseases</p><p>20</p><p>2.5.6</p><p>Cerebrovascular Disease</p><p>21</p><p>2.5.7</p><p>Adulthood and Chronic Diseases</p><p>21</p><p><strong>

Chapter THREE

</strong></p><p>3.0</p><p><strong>MATERIALS AND METHODS</strong></p><p>22</p><p>3.1</p><p>Study Area</p><p>22</p><p>3.2</p><p>Study Population</p><p>22</p><p>3.3</p><p>Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria</p><p>22</p><p>3.4</p><p>Study Design</p><p>22</p><p>3.5</p> <br><p></p>