<![CDATA[Background: Adolescents are one of the age groups that are very important to pay attention to their health status, because at this age there is rapid growth and development both in terms of physical, mental and intellectual. Poor eating habits and lack of fulfillment of nutritional intake are one of the factors causing adolescent nutritional problems. Nutritional problems in adolescents have serious implications for health conditions, adolescents will be more at risk of developing degenerative diseases such as heart, diabetes, and hypertension. Objective: The purpose of this study was to see the relationship between online food consumption and calcium intake on the nutritional status of adolescents in the city of Medan. Method: The design of this study was cross sectional. The population is all teenagers in the city of Medan. The sample consisted of 139 people who were middle, high school and college teenagers. Results: The results showed a significant relationship between online food consumption and calcium intake with adolescent nutritional status (p<0.05). Conclusion: Adolescents with online food consumption habits are 2,487 times more likely to experience more nutrition. Likewise with calcium intake, adolescents who lack calcium intake will be at risk of experiencing more nutrition as much as 3,039 times. Keyword : Adolescent, calcium intake, nutritional status, online food.]]>
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