Teen Health and nutrition

Teen Health > Teen Health and nutrition

Teens today face more concerns then at any other time in history….right? Well that would depend on whom you ask. If you were to take a survey of ten teens they would tell you that statement was true. How ever perhaps it is just the times that make the issues so over whelming.

Teens struggle with their weight. That is the major concern. Can that be link solely to the media or perhaps it has more to do with the guidance or lack there of from home on how to eat healthy. The simply fact is that our teen eat more junk food ( fast food) then at any other country. They are raised on it. If they did not “want to” eat the veggies on the table, they didn’t and nothing was done. If they choose to eat only nuggets and fries, and sweet sugar water they call pop… well at least the ate right? Wrong. Our teens are faced with peer pressures like we were, but the differences are found in the over all health of our teens. Did you know that lack of nutrition in a teens body can lead to mood swings. It can effect growth and it can make their IQ drop. I know parents are busy.. but too busy to sit down and have a decent dinner with the children they choose to bring into this world?

They eat poorly because it is acceptable at home. The statistics show that the teenagers that are diagnosis with bulimia and found twenty pounds under their normal weight, are a shock to the parents. They say they had no idea? They say when did this happen?

I say it is about time we take responsibility no matter how busy we are for the health and nutrition of the children of tomorrow. They don’t like carrots…. Does matter as long as they eat em!