Dietary Pattern and Prevalence of Malnutrition in School Girls (13 to 15 years) in Nagpur and Chennai
Journal Title: International journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 11
Abstract
Out of 300 School goers (13- 15 years), 150 girls were selected randomly from Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) to study the dietary pattern and prevalence of malnutrition. Intake of energy, carbohydrate, fat, protein, fiber, iron, calcium, magnesium and Zinc was deficient as compared to RDA by ICMR in all the groups from Nagpur and Chennai. Significant difference (p>0.05,p>0.01) was found in the intake of carbohydrate in normal weight girls of two cities. The consumption was high in Nagpur as compared to Chennai. Intake of fiber was significantly different (p>0.05,p>0.01) Intake of iron was Significantly different (p>0.05,p>0.01) in normal weight girls (p>0.05) thus iron was more in the diet of Nagpur children than Chennai. In case of calcium and magnesium significant difference was seen (p>0.05) the intake was high in normal weight, and underweight girls of Nagpur than Chennai.
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M. K. Sabharwal
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