S. M. Savita ¹, Kamal G Nath ², Sunanda Sharan ²

Affiliations
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Doddaballapura, Bangalore Rural District, IN
2 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore - 560 065, IN

Abstract

Adolescents account for 22.8 per cent of Indian population; that means 230 million Indians are adolescents in the age group of 10 to 19 years. Further, the adolescent girl's population is found to be 22.8 per cent in Karnataka which accounts for 5.9 lakhs.

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