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To Investigate the Dietary Pattern and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls and Boys of HIG And MIG in Indore City

Bhanupriya Trivedi , Bhanupriya Trivedi

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International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics 2(1):p 23-26, . | DOI:
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To investigate the dietary pattern and nutritional status of adolescent girls and boys of HIG and MIG in Indore city; A total of 500 girls and boys, aged from 18-21 years, in Indore city were selected by systematic random sampling method. Nutrient intake was assessed using the 24-h recall method and the usual pattern of food intake was examined using a 7-day food frequency questionnaire. The result reveals that 99.2 % and 0.8 % of adolescent girls and boys were vegetarian and non-vegetarian or ova-vegetarian in MIG groups compared to 45.2 % and 54.8 % HIG group respectively. Also, 28.8 %, 46.4 % and 24.8 % of adolescent girls and boys of MIG were taking food in two, three and four times per day as compared to 2.4 %, 44.4 % and 53.2 % adolescent girls and boys in HIG respectively. It was observed that 57.6 %, 29.2 % and 13.2 % of adolescent girls and boys were taking food in 4hrs, 6hrs and 8 hrs intervals in a day in MIG group as compared to 65.2 %, 34.8 % in HIG group respectively. It was also observed that 47.2 % and 52.8 % of adolescent girls and boys were having certain and uncertain time of eating meals in MIG group as compared to 66.8 % and 33.2 % in HIG group. Also, nutrient intake of energy, carbohydrate, protein, fat, calcium and phosphorus of adolescent girls and boys was 1907.9 kcal, 234.1 g, 40.3 g, 33.4 g, 996.8 mg and 1110.7 mg in MIG group as compared to 2226.4 kcal, 252.2 g, 47.7 g, 44.9 g, 1061.3 mg and 1128.2 mg in HIG group.

Keywords: Adolescent; Dietary pattern; Socio income group. 

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