Assessment of Nutritional Status of Queens College Students of Lagos State, Nigeria


Authors

  • O. Akinyemi Department of Statistics, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa
  • A.G. Ibraheem Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2009.937.939

Keywords:

Anthropometric characteristics, boarding secondary school, dietary intake, malnutrition

Abstract

Malnutrition is a major public health and social problems among secondary school students in Nigeria. The study focuses on the assessment of nutritional status of 40 Queens College Students of Lagos State age 10-19 years. It was glaringly shown that most of the nutrients are lacking with inadequate energy intake especially among students of younger ages.

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Published

15.06.2009

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 7 (2009)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

Akinyemi, O., & Ibraheem, A. (2009). Assessment of Nutritional Status of Queens College Students of Lagos State, Nigeria. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 8(7), 937–939. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2009.937.939