Volume : III, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Nutritional Profile of Tribal Adolescent Girls of Ranchi District of Jharkhand

Rekha Sinha

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The present study was conducted on 100 tribal adolescent girls belonging to two blocks of Ranchi district of Jharkhand. The study revealed that majority of households belonged to nuclear families with medium family size and farming as their primary occupation. Except cereal, the diet of adolescent girls was far below the recommended amount. The percent adequacy of only roots & tubers and green leafy vegetables were 74 and 68 percent, respectively. For rest of the food stuffs the percent adequacy was found to be between 16- 56 percent. The daily intake of fat, protein, calcium, iron and ß carotene was grossly deficient in comparison to ICMR recommendations. The study further revealed that girls were having lower anthropometric measurements indicating poor physical growth pattern.

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Rekha Sinha Nutritional Profile of Tribal Adolescent Girls of Ranchi District of Jharkhand International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.VI June 2014

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