Abstract:

Unhealthy eating habits are a major contribution to the growing problem of overweight and obese adolescent girls in India. College-aged adolescent females, aged 13 to 15, were the subjects of a cross-sectional study using validated research instruments and standardized anthropometric measurements. The Z scores were determined using the WHO approved AnthroPlus. According to the findings, a wide variety of unhealthy eating habits are quite common. Only 26.3 percent of the population had excellent eating habits, while 54.3 percent had average diets, and 19.3 percent had bad diets. The mean BMI for age Z score was found to be 0.87 and 0.02 in poor and fair dietary habits. Poor eaters had a significantly higher risk of being overweight or obese (1.82 [1.20-2.78]).

Description:

Girls, Behavior, obesity, Overweight, Dietary.