Year: 2018 | Month: December | Volume 7 | Issue 2
Nutritional Status of Adolescents from High Socio-Economic Strata in Delhi
Manjot Kaur
Meenu Aggarwal
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Abstract:
The study was conducted to assess the dietary intake and nutritional status (in terms of anaemia and physical growth) of adolescents from high socioeconomic strata in Delhi. Factors affecting anaemia among subjects were also analyzed. Study was conducted on 100 adolescents in age group of 10 -17 years. The study revealed low intake of calories and very low intake of iron by adolescents. There were no economic constraints but various factors like convenience. Traditional practices and dietary beliefs appeared to influence the dietary intake patterns of subjects. It was found that 28 percent subjects were overweight, 68 percent had normal BMI while 8 percent were underweight. Only 23 percent were non anaemic and remaining had low or moderate anaemia. BMI for age was significantly correlated with calorie intake. Haemoglobin levels had no relation with BMI however they were significantly correlated with iron intake of subjects. A need for nutritional counselling was felt after completion of study so as to address problems of anaemia due to faulty eating habits.
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