Methods	Design: RCT
	Unit of randomisation: Individually randomised trial
Participants	Location/Setting: Government school near university of Rajasthan,Jaipur, India
	Sample size: 107 adolescent girls
	Dropouts/withdrawals: No loss to follow‐up
	Sex: Only female adolescents
	Mean age: Not specified
	Inclusion criteria: All adolescent girls studying in classes VI to VIII were enrolled
	Exclusion criteria: Not specified
Interventions	Intervention (sample size):
	Intervention group (N = 53): 100 g of biscuits fortified with one RDA levels of vitamin A, iron, folic acid, vitamin C and iodine was provided for all working days during 4 months (total 75 days of supplementation)
	Control (sample size):
	Placebo (N = 54): 100 g of biscuits furnishing 497 kcal and 11.36 g of protein per day were provided to the control group for 4 months
Outcomes	Primary outcomes: BMI, BMI z‐scores, weight‐for‐age, height‐for‐age
	Secondary outcomes: Not specified
	Timing of outcome assessment: After 4 months of intervention
Notes	Study start date: September 2004
	Study end date: December 2004
	Funding source: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India
	Conflicts of interest: Not specified