The main objective of this study is to evaluate the nutrient status of the
adolescent girls and its relalion 10 socioeconomic condition in Assiut governorate.         The study included 50 girls with different families income.                I This study revealed that percentage of girls severely overwei~ht, overweight,
acceplable weight and under weight were 2%, 22%, 66% and 10%, respectively.
Ninety per cent of these girls had less than recommended daily allow~nces (RDA) of
calories, while only 10% had the RDA or more of calories. The study revealed that
70% of the fifty girls failed to gain their recommended amounts of proteins, while 30%
took the recommendation. On the other hand, 88% failed to fulfill the recommended
amount of carbohydrate, whereeas 12% of them had the recommended amount or
even more. Girls took more than recommended amount of fibers were 2%, and those
who took less than recommendation were 98%. The percentage of girls took less
than the RDA of "8,', "S2° and 'C^o were 94,90 and 86%, respectively, while those
who took more than the recommendation were 6%,10% and 14%, respectively. The
results Showed that girls took less than the recommended amount of Ca, Iron and
Vitamin "D" were 100%, 72% and 86%, respectively, and those too~ more than the
recommendation were zero %, 28% and 14%, respectively. Most of t1e girls families
had low income and big family size, and this was reflected passively 0 their nutrition
stalus.