Nutrition
During teenage years body needs
special nutrition. According to the textbook a teenage girl should consume
about 2,200 calories per day and a teenage boy should consume 2,700 calories in
a day. These calories depend on many factors such as body consumption, growth
rate, and activity level. Today kids hate vegetables and salads but they love French
fries and burgers. Due to these unhealthy habits mostly kids get way too much
fat than needed and very little calcium and iron. Calcium is the most important
part of the food that teenagers should be taking because their bone growth
requires proper amount of calcium in the body, which can be taken by drinking
milk regularly.
Fast food is the main reason for
obesity, which can be seen quite often in our country. Parents don’t have time
to cook food at home, so they like to stop by a fast food place and grab a
burger for their kids. Today’s busy life is alternating the way we live our
lives. People are busy in their careers and jobs; they don’t care what their
kids are eating. Eventually, obesity is becoming the serious problem worldwide.
This is all very true! It is way easier to stop by McDonalds and eat than it is to go to the store, prep a meal, and then cook it. But that is a main reason why children are lacking proper nutrition. Fast food corporations are starting to substitute healthier options, like apple slices instead of french fries, but it is still so unhealthy! Lack of proper vitamins and minerals can definitely stunt growth. I don't think some parents realize how damaging this can be!
ReplyDeleteObesity is a problem, they are slating it to be more of a national crisis level. I found the nutritional needs of kids quite interesting in the light that new reforms to school lunch programs that just took effect nation wide. An 800 calorie limit at lunch with the menu having been changed to healthier foods. Many kids are complaining because they are burning so many calories in sports that they need larger lunches. I thought this was a wise but misguided step to promote healthier eating in our youth. Many kids are not getting regular meals at home and use the school lunch programs to get their caloric intake for the day. Healthier foods are fine, but calorie limits... not so much.
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