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

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

Abstract

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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Published

1994-02-01

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Hart, A. D., & Achinewhu, S. C. (1994). Dietary Intake of Boarding Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Rivers State of Nigeria. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 31(2), 40–51. Retrieved from https://www.informaticsjournals.com/index.php/ijnd/article/view/8062

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