Abstract :
Good nutrition is very essential in development of children both Physically and mentally. Children must know what they eat; it affects their growth and behavior. Adolescents are not capable of understanding that the advertising is intended to manipulate their feelings and alter their behavior. There is no better time than now to build a supportive environment for nurturing children and endowing them with a legacy of good health. The objectves of the study is to assess the level of knowledge regarding consumption of junk foods among adolescents. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. Purposive sampling technique
were used to collect the data . Data collected from 60 Adolescents (15-19 yrs) at selected colleges of Belagavi city. : The study concludes that among 60 participants 55(91.66%) had inadequate knowledge and 5(8.33%) had moderately adequate knowledge and none of them had adequate knowledge. occupation of the father, occupation of the mother, previous knowledge of junk foods, source of information shown significant association with knowledge of adolescents regarding effects of junk foods on health.
Keyword :
Knowledge, Junk foods, Adolescents.