Year: 2018 | Month: June | Volume 7 | Issue 1
Dietary Intake Patterns and Prevalence of Anaemia in Adolescents
Manjot Kaur
Meenu Aggarwal
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Abstract:
This study was conducted on 100 adolescents residing in Delhi. They belonged to high socio-economic strata. Dietary intake patterns of subjects revealed low intake of iron rich foods. Green leafy vegetables consumption was also very low. It was also observed that 37 percent adolescents were in habit of skipping meals and 12 percent were in habit of eating junk foods daily. Mean intake of all nutrients (calories, proteins and iron was lower than RDAs. There were no economic constraints still intake of nutrients was deficient due to faulty eating habits. Nutrient Adequacy Ratio (NAR) was not adequate in 81 percent subjects. Only 23 percent subjects were non anaemic and rest had mild or moderate anaemia. Impact of anaemia could be seen in terms of non-participation of anaemic subjects in sports in school and their feeling lethargic.
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