Aggarwal, ShantanuAwasthi, SadhanaSingh, Rajesh KRawat, CMSShukla, SaurabhMohanty, Soumya2019-12-022019-12-022019-03Aggarwal Shantanu, Awasthi Sadhana, Singh Rajesh K, Rawat CMS, Shukla Saurabh, Mohanty Soumya. Pattern of dietary practices and physical activity among school going adolescents in Haldwani block of Nainital district. Indian Journal of Preventive & Social Medicine. 2019 Mar; 50(1): 34-460301-1216http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/186141Introduction: Adolescence is a period when individual starts coming up with their choices and develops personal lifestyle. This lifestyle includes unhealthy diet and physical inactivity which are the major risk factors of various non-communicable diseases of great public health importance like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity etc. Objective: To assess the pattern of dietary practices and physical activity among school going adolescents in Haldwani block of Nainital district. Material and Method: School based cross sectional study was done among 900 adolescents of 8th to 12th standard. Sample collected from 30 clusters/schools using simple random sampling. Results: Out of 900 students, majority were non-vegetarian. Daily intake of fruits and vegetable was observed among 31.9% and 73.3% of adolescents. Practice of eating junk food and meals outside home were seen more in urban adolescents. 55.6% of participants were found to be physically active, sedentary behavior was more common in urban area and adolescents studying in private schools.AdolescenceLife styleNon-communicable diseasesJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Dehradun, Uttarakhand