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@article{171517,
        author = {KAVIYARASI R and Dr. M. Sylvia Subapriya},
        title = {A study on nutritional status among vegetarian and non vegetarian adolescent girls},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {8},
        pages = {483-487},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=171517},
        abstract = {Adolescence is a period of change and development with opportunity for interventions to enhance the nutritional status and well-being of this and future generations simultaneously. Policies and programs will be most effective if they concurrently address the immediate causes of malnutrition but also individual, household, and community level determinants. This study compared the nutritional status of vegetarian and non vegetarian adolescents girls, between 13 16 years old. Weight and height were measured for Anthropometric profile , blood haemoglobin, serum protein and serum albumin level were estimated for biochemical profile. Clinical symptoms were examined for the vegetarian and non vegetarian adolescent girls. 24 hour recall method were used for dietary assessment. Mean anthropometric profile, biochemical parameter, clinical symptoms and mean nutrient intake were less in vegetarian adolescent girls than non vegetarian adolescent girls. The study revealed that the food items consumed by the vegetarian adolescent girls generally did not constitute the balanced diet and mostly deficient in iron contents. Anthropometric determination, clinical symptoms and hemoglobin status (11-14gm/ %) revealed that they were not up to the satisfactory level on the contrary, the mean hemoglobin level was (10.67g/ % )among the Non vegetarian adolescent girls which was higher than the mean hemoglobin content (8.15g/ %) among Vegetarian adolescent girls. It was concluded that the intake of vegetarians was lower in macro nutrients and less adequate in micronutrients than the non vegetarian.},
        keywords = {Adolescent girls, Hemoglobin, Anthropometric measurement, Nutritional status, Anemia.},
        month = {January},
        }