The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Dietary Intake of Boarding Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Rivers State of Nigeria


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1 Department of Food Science and Technology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 5080, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
     

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The health of people is affected to a large extent by the food they eat. Adolescents have high requirements for energy and nutrients for growth, maintenance and increased physical activity. The secondary school age in Nigeria (11 - 1 8 years) covers the adolescent period. This period is characterised by the stage of rapid growth and the spurt in growth, where intensive anabolic activity, marked by a rise in hormone activity, result in a number of physical changes responsible for the growth of new tissues and reproductive organs. Any nutritional deprivation during this period results in a compromise in their growth and intellectual potentials.
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Alexandra D. Hart
Department of Food Science and Technology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 5080, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
S. C. Achinewhu
Department of Food Science and Technology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 5080, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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The health of people is affected to a large extent by the food they eat. Adolescents have high requirements for energy and nutrients for growth, maintenance and increased physical activity. The secondary school age in Nigeria (11 - 1 8 years) covers the adolescent period. This period is characterised by the stage of rapid growth and the spurt in growth, where intensive anabolic activity, marked by a rise in hormone activity, result in a number of physical changes responsible for the growth of new tissues and reproductive organs. Any nutritional deprivation during this period results in a compromise in their growth and intellectual potentials.