Abstract
This chapter provides background on the nutritional health of adolescents, focusing on a public health or population-level approach. We detail some specific nutritional issues and related health outcomes that are particularly relevant to adolescents, including overweight and obesity, type 2 diabetes, eating-related disorders and bone health as it relates to calcium intake. We discuss implications of the trends in adolescent dietary habits for practitioners and propose a research agenda for better understanding and positively influencing future adolescent nutritional health.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 177-189 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2003 |
Keywords
- Adolescent health
- Adolescent nutrition
- School nutrition
