Machhindra Basnet

PLOS ONE, Aug 2023 Access to adequate and nutritious food is important for the current and future health of adolescent girls. Interventions often focus on the individual as responsible for their own health ignoring the complex structural issues that underlie optimal nutrition. In South Asia gender inequalities have been noted as an important determinant of poor nutrition among women and their young children, but analysis of adolescent girls’ diets and what influences these are rarely undertaken.

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Morrison J, Basnet M, Sharma N (2023) Eating for honour: A cultural-ecological analysis of food behaviours among adolescent girls in the southern plains of Nepal. PLoS ONE 18(8): e0290405. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290405 Editor: Ranjit Kumar Dehury, University of Hyderabad, INDIA Received: January 24, 2023; Accepted: August 8, 2023; Published: August 18, 2023 Copyright: © 2023 Morrison et al.