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Volume : III, Issue : X, November - 2013

Nutritional Status Of Rural Adolescent Girls

Archana Kundlikrao Chavare

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

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Adolescence is the process of development from childhood to maturity and adulthood. The present investigation was undertaken to study the nutritional status of rural adolescent girls by using anthropometric measurement, test of hemoglobin 50 girls from age group +13 to +16 are selected from priyadarshini girls school Patoda,and dietary intake. Result indicate that 82.5% respondent belongs from low BMI i.e. <18.5, while 21% respondent having hemoglobin below 10.00mg/dl. There is need to develop awareness about balanced diet.

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Archana Kundlikrao Chavare, (2013). Nutritional Status Of Rural Adolescent Girls. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. X, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/3279.pdf

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