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Nutritional Needs For Teenagers
Myths:
1.
One
of
the
prime
steps
to
develop
healthy
eating
in
teenagers
is
by
giving
enough
independence
they
ask
for.
They
may
try
all
the
fad
diets
and
would
one
day
realise
that
there
is
nothing
like
home
food.
2.
As
the
teenagers
are
more
concerned
about
there
physique,
it
is
the
duty
of
the
parents
to
educate
them
more
on
high
protien
and
carb
rich
foods,
diet
and
fitness.
Nutritional Needs For Teenage Boys:
It is the adolescent period when boys require good nourishment and according to body nature of boys during 13-18, it is said that they put on up to 9kg (20lb) weight and grow up to 12cm in a year.
And for the nourishment, they would require at least 4,000 calories a day consisting of all the balanced diet nutrients. They need to eat food stuffs that are high in protien and fiber. Although boys avoid vegetables and whole grain carbohydrates, they need to be prepared in a way that the children would like to eat.
Nutritional
needs
For
Teenage
Girls:
Since
girls
undergo
a
lot
of
changes
during
there
adolescence
(like
periods
etc)
they
would
good
amounts
of
calcium
and
Iron
which
is
high
in
milk
and
green
leafy
vegetables.
According
to
the
body
nature
of
girls
in
teens
(ranging
from
11-18),
it
is
said
that
they
may
grow
upto
10
cm
in
a
year
and
put
on
upto
8
kgs
weight.
Many
girls
suffer
from
painful
and
irregular
periods
due
to
deficiencies
in
nutrition.
Junk Foods:
As per the reports in a study conducted at a renowned university, it is said that more 50% of the teenagers are into eating junk foods like sweets, packaged snack foods, perforated drink that aren't very healthy as they contain artificial colors, transfats, salts, preservatives, sugar that can worsen stomach ailments even more.
So What Nutrients Do Teenagers Require?:
Calcium, iron, magnesium, boron, vitamins D & K, zinc, copper, manganese, chromium, selenium that are available naturally in fresh fruits, vegetables, pulses, grains and dairy products etc.
Food Supplements:
Supplements taken in small doses (according doctor's prescribe) is good. Calcium tablets available like soft chews, glucose in juicy crystals can reasonable avoid imbalance in food.
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