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Effect of Consumption of Dehydrated Green Leaf Mixture on the Hemoglobin Levels of the Anemic Adolescent Girls


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The present study was designed to investigate the efficacy of leaf mixture (LM) on the hemoglobin (Hb) levels of anemic adolescent girls. The LM was prepared by the combination of the leaf powders of four under utilized leaves of beetgreens (Beta vulgaris), carrot(Daucus carota), cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) and turnip (Brassica rapa) in the ratio of 1:2:1:1, respectively. The study was done in a Randomized Experimental Setting on the adolescent girls of poor communities residing in the urban slums of Jaipur city. The baseline investigations included measurement of height weight and Hb levels. The Hb levels of the anemic girls were measured every month for a period of four months of intervention and were compared with the Hb levels of the control group. The results revealed a significant improvement in the Hb levels of experimental group as compared to the control group (P≤0.01).

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Under Utilized, Beta vulgaris, Daucus carota, Brassica oleraces, Brassica rapa, Hemoglobin.
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Authors

Pallavi Joshi
P.G. Department of Home Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (Rajasthan), India
Beena Mathur
P.G. Department of Home Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (Rajasthan), India

Abstract


The present study was designed to investigate the efficacy of leaf mixture (LM) on the hemoglobin (Hb) levels of anemic adolescent girls. The LM was prepared by the combination of the leaf powders of four under utilized leaves of beetgreens (Beta vulgaris), carrot(Daucus carota), cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) and turnip (Brassica rapa) in the ratio of 1:2:1:1, respectively. The study was done in a Randomized Experimental Setting on the adolescent girls of poor communities residing in the urban slums of Jaipur city. The baseline investigations included measurement of height weight and Hb levels. The Hb levels of the anemic girls were measured every month for a period of four months of intervention and were compared with the Hb levels of the control group. The results revealed a significant improvement in the Hb levels of experimental group as compared to the control group (P≤0.01).

Keywords


Under Utilized, Beta vulgaris, Daucus carota, Brassica oleraces, Brassica rapa, Hemoglobin.

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