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Food security, dietary diversity, and age as determinants of nutritional status among adolescent girls in coastal Bangladesh
Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences
| Vol 5, Issue 2
Table 2. Individual dietary intake pattern of the respondents based on 24-hour recall (N= 345)
| Food items/groups | No. of respondents | Percentage |
| Starchy staples | 344 | 99.71% |
| Legumes and nuts | 321 | 93.04% |
| Dark green leafy vegetables | 234 | 67.83% |
| ROY fruits | 137 | 39.71% |
| ROY vegetables | 334 | 96.81% |
| Vitamin C-rich fruits | 102 | 29.57% |
| Vitamin C-rich vegetables | 137 | 39.71% |
| Other vegetables or fruits | 231 | 66.96% |
| Eggs | 130 | 37.68% |
| Organ meat | 143 | 41.45% |
| Small fish | 231 | 66.96% |
| Small dried fish | 122 | 35.36% |
| Large fish/Sea fish | 176 | 51.01% |
| Large dried fish | 45 | 13.04% |
| Flesh foods and small animal protein | 98 | 28.41% |
| Dairy | 201 | 58.26% |
| Edible oil | 345 | 100.00% |
| Sugar, honey, molasses | 256 | 74.20% |
| Spices/condiments | 345 | 100.00% |