• Srilakshmi
• SANOOBAR ATHER

INTRODUCTION - Adolescence is a crucial period of growth and development. They are in need for more nutrients as large number of adolescents suffer from chronic under-nutrition and very little attention has been paid to adolescents. So far, most people have been witnessing a concerning rise for nutritional and health status. This can mainly attribute to unhealthy dietary patterns seen among adolescents. However, another view shows darker sides of social media. The more time you spend on social media the more likely you suffer from mental health therefore a healthy diet is necessary for adolescents. Nevertheless, it is not easy to Maintain a healthy diet for adolescents, as their thinking ability changes from time to time. METHODS AND MATERIALS A Cross-sectional study design is used to assess “THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS” with the help of questionnaire among the adolescent age group 16 years to 20 years. RESULT The results show that the adolescents who constantly use social media for more than two hours were suffering from obesity, depression, anxiety, stress and lack of nutrients compared to those who spend less time on social media i.e. less than two hours and thus the majority of adolescents were observed that they sleep less than 8 hours and also skipping their meals. The purpose of using social media networking sites were just for fun activities which is leading to them skipping their physical activity. CONCLUSION Most of the studies report that the social media was the reason for skipping breakfast, intake of unhealthy snacks and junk foods. It includes some big changes to the body and the way of living among the young person. It is the time period for intense physical and psychological development. The main focus should be on proteins and calories intake in the maximal amount. It concludes that the health effects during the period of adolescents is lowering the main nutrients which includes iron deficiency, vitamin A and calcium deficiency. Hence to overcome this problem usage of social media should be reduced to keep our immune system strong and boost it with all proper nutrients.

nutrition ,health, social media, adloscents

"IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH STATUS AMONG THE ADOLSCENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.l9-l21, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403B02.pdf

"IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH STATUS AMONG THE ADOLSCENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppl9-l21, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403B02.pdf