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Food Science and Nutrition
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VOL. 2, ISSUE 3 (2017)
Nutritional status of adolescent girls (13-14yrs) of rural area of Nanded district
Authors
Dr. SS Bhale
Abstract
An adolescent is in marked percentage in total population. A number of adolescent in India particularly girls live under suboptimal condition marked by poor nutritional status. Today’s adolescent girls are tomorrows mothers if the nutritional status hamper here leads to poor health of would be mothers. The present study was undertaken to study the nutritional status of adolescent girls of Nanded District. Anthropometric measurements of 14 and 15 years of girls were taken to assess nutritional status mean height and weight as well as BMI was worked. It can be concluded that the studied sample adolescent girls means height and weight were below the NCHS standards. About 60% girls were below the suggested weight as calculated by BMI. There finding are parallel to findings of other scientists.
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Pages:85-86
How to cite this article:
Dr. SS Bhale "Nutritional status of adolescent girls (13-14yrs) of rural area of Nanded district". International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 2, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 85-86
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