Ravindra Y Mandolikar|Abhay Nirgude|Poonam Ramesh Naik|Shruthi S Murthy|Muhammad Akram
Dietary habits and family correlates whether family has any role in shaping the dietary habits of adolescents? A school based cross-sectional study from Mangaluru, Karnataka State, India
ESIC Hospital|Yenepoya University|Yenepoya University|Bapuji Dental College and Hospital|Community Medical Center
background adolescence widely defined time life developing individual attains skills attributes necessary become productive reproductive adult objective study dietary habits school going adolescents role family shaping habits material methods crosssectional study conducted mangalore city dakshina kannada also known south canara coastal district situated southern part karnataka state period two years november 2014 september 2016 adolescents aged 10 19 years studying grade vii grade x two selected schools parentsguardians results majority adolescents viz 639 900 687 inadequate intake proportion fruits green leafy vegetables junk foods per day past 7 days respectively seen table 2 gender number siblings family father literacy religion sociodemographic variables found statistically significant association fruit intake plt005 conclusions study throws light existence various health needs adolescents addressed parents offered counseling services keywords dietary habits adolescents fruits green leafy vegetables junk foods nbsp