Varsha Zanvar ¹, Rohini Devi ¹, Asha Arya ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani-431402, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

The most crucial segment of the population from the point of view of quality of future generation is today's young girls who are just on the threshold of marriage and motherhood, Iron deficiency anaemia is a problem of serious public health significance, given its impact on psychological and physical development, behaviour and work performance. Iron deficiency occurs when an insufficient amount of iron is absorbed to meet the body's requirements. This insufficiency may be due to inadequate iron intake, reduced bioavailability of dietary iron, increased needs for iron when prolonged.

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Varsha Zanvar ¹, Rohini Devi ¹, Asha Arya ¹, J. P. Nerlekar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani-4310401, IN

Abstract

The most crucial segment of the population from the point of view of quality of future generation is today's young girls who are just on the threshold of marriage and motherhood. Adolescent girls constitute nearly one tenth of the population and form an extremely important segment of the society.

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Varsha Zanvar ¹, Rohini Devi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, MAU, Parbhani 431 402, IN

Abstract

The most crucial segment of our population from the point of view of quality of the future generation is today's young girls who are just on the threshold of marriage and motherhood. They are the determinants of the health and nutrition of children of the next generation. Many physical and physiological changes occur during adolescent period in a normal child as part of the process of growth and development, that is assessed by the help of different anthropometric measurements. Among the various components, height and weight either singly or in combination play a vital role in assessment of physique.

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