Half of India’s adolescents (10 to 19 years) — almost 63 million girls and 81 million boys — are either short or bony or overweight and obese, as per the findings of a report on adolescents released in a high-level meeting at the NITI Aayog, together with UNICEF India on Thursday. Over 80 per cent of adolescents also suffer from “hidden hunger” i.e. the deficiency of one or more micronutrients such as iron, folate, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B12 and vitamin D, said the report “Adolescents, Diets and Nutrition: Growing Well in a Changing World”.