Determinants of dietary adequacy and diet quality of in-school adolescent girls in Nigeria: implications for non-communicable diseases

Abstract

Personal and sociodemographic characteristics influenced the respondents' dietary adequacy and quality. Higher All-5 and NCD-Protect food group scores lowered BMI. This can positively impact overweight/obesity reduction, thereby delaying NCDs' onset in later years. Conscious efforts should be made to communicate the potential benefits of improving adolescents' diets.