A study on 1,800 children and adolescents across different regions in the country has found that nearly 52% of them have poor dietary diversity scores.
The dietary diversity score is defined as the number of food groups consumed over a 24-hour period. A score of less than five food groups is generally considered poor dietary intake.
The study, conducted by Pune-based Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute at Jehangir Hospital, found that children and adolescents from the southern and western (Maharashtra) part of the country had a higher mean dietary diversity score (6.5) because of the higher number of food groups consumed by them, compared
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