Impact of Nutrition Education and Positive Therapy on Stress and Anxiety in School Going Adolescents

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Authors

  • Rohini Tiwari
     Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore - 641043 ,IN
  • C. Yegammai
     Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore - 641043 ,IN

Abstract

Perceived as a malady afflicting only adults, stress and anxiety are now affecting children and adolescents at an alarming rate. Symptoms of stress may be cognitive , emotional, physical or behavioral. The behavioral influences include bad food choices, poor eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle. Psychological factors involved are stress, anxiety and depression, leading to excessive calorie intake for self-gratification, School children take to more fatty foods as their lives grow stressful.

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2011-11-01

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Tiwari, R., & Yegammai, C. (2011). Impact of Nutrition Education and Positive Therapy on Stress and Anxiety in School Going Adolescents. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 48(11), 469–477. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.co.in/index.php/ijnd/article/view/4609

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Volume 48, Issue 11, November 2011

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Original Articles

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