A study on nutritional status of adolescent girls with reference to BMI among school going adolescent girls, Chidambaram.

Journal Title: Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 10

Abstract

Introduction: Adolescence is a crucial period of important distinctions together with physiological, physical, behavioral and social changes. Under-nutrition among adolescent girls is a major public health problem unsound food habits and lack of nutritional awareness are considered to be the main factors in determining nutritional status.

Authors and Affiliations

Christa Kingston| Post Graduate, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, P. K. Govindarajan| Faculty, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, John William Felix| Faculty, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, N. Ethirajan| Faculty, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, T. K. Senthil Murugan| Faculty, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India

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Christa Kingston, P. K. Govindarajan, John William Felix, N. Ethirajan, T. K. Senthil Murugan (2014). A study on nutritional status of adolescent girls with reference to BMI among school going adolescent girls, Chidambaram.. Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics, 2(10), 39-42. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-1535