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Introduction: “Adolescents as defined by WHO (1986) includes persons aged 10-19 years. The period of gradual transition from childhood to adulthood that normally beings with the onset of signs of puberty, is characterized by not only psychological changes, but important physiological and social change. According to WHO\UNICEF in 1995 adolescence may be divided into three developmental stages based on physical, psychological and social changes. Objective: The comparative study on nutritional knowledge and food habits of adolescents in government and private pre-university college of Belagavi city. Methodology: The present study undertaken to study “Food Habits and Nutritional knowledge Students in Government and Private Pre-University Colleges”. The detail research methodology adopted for the study including the methods, tools and techniques, study area and procedures followed in the selections of samples, collection of data of data analysis has been described in this chapter. The study participants were randomly selected and allocated into two groups with 200 students ineach group. Results: Among 400 students of government and private college nutritional knowledge respectively 69.13± 19.119 and 81.1667±19.54. And then association between socio demographic profile and nutritional knowledge was significantly proved in private college students only at the level of significant (p value less than 0.05). Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a more nutritional knowledge in private school adolescents than government’s adolescents. Keywords: Adolescents, nutritional knowledge, Food habits, food frequency, psychological
Publication date: 15/03/2025

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.3.1027