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Influence of Family's Vegetable Cultivation on Prevalence of Anaemia among Adolescent Girls


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1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahahad-211 007, India
2 Department of Biochemistry, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahahad-211 007, India
     

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Adolescence is one of the nutritional stress period of life. With profound growth of adolescence comes increased demands for energy, protein, minerals and vitamins. The adolescent's normal haemoglobin levels, according to Srilakshmi' are 11-13 per cent for girls and low heamoglobin level which is known as anemia, continues to be a major public health problem, particularly among females of reproductive age in developing countries. In India adolescents form about 21 per cent of the population.
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A. R. Kumar
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahahad-211 007, India
N. Yadav
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahahad-211 007, India
A. K. Gupta
Department of Biochemistry, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahahad-211 007, India
K. Parvin
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahahad-211 007, India
U. Tripathi
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahahad-211 007, India
V. Verma
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahahad-211 007, India

Abstract


Adolescence is one of the nutritional stress period of life. With profound growth of adolescence comes increased demands for energy, protein, minerals and vitamins. The adolescent's normal haemoglobin levels, according to Srilakshmi' are 11-13 per cent for girls and low heamoglobin level which is known as anemia, continues to be a major public health problem, particularly among females of reproductive age in developing countries. In India adolescents form about 21 per cent of the population.