A Review of Teenage Nutrition in the United States

Huenemann, Ruth L.

doi:10.2307/4594682

Health Services Reports

1972

DOI: 10.2307/4594682

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A Review of Teenage Nutrition in the United States

Ruth L. Huenemann¹

Abstract: ADOLESCENCE is a time of rapid physical growth, second only to the prenatal and infancy period in rate. Since calorie and most nutrient needs tend to parallel the growth rate, it is obvious that the adolescent's needs are higher in proportion to body size than those of younger or older people. Needs also decrease as the rate of growth slows.Is our concern about the food intake of adolescent girls justified? We nutrition educators have spent years telling mothers not to be concerned about the decreased appetite… Show more

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Dietary studies of children from a biracial population: intakes of vitamins in 10- and 13-year-olds.

Farris¹,

Cresanta²,

Webber³

et al. 1985

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

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Impact of vitamin supplements upon dietary intakes of eight vitamins was examined in 10- and 13-year-old children randomly selected from a biracial community, Bogalusa, LA. More younger children reported taking supplements daily (17%) than did adolescents (12%). Over 90% of the children surveyed had dietary intakes of vitamin E and niacin that met or exceeded the RDA. One-half to two-thirds of children using supplements had adequate intakes of ascorbic acid from diet alone. Children who most needed ascorbic acid supplements were the least likely to take them. One-quarter to one-half of the children did not consume the RDA levels of vitamin A, thiamine, and riboflavin. Adolescents had less adequate vitamin A intakes than younger children. In all surveys, a higher proportion of girls than boys had intakes that did not meet the RDA for vitamins B6 and B12. Vitamin intakes of Bogalusa children and adolescents were comparable to other U.S. surveys. Inclusion of vitamin E and niacin in supplements may be unnecessary.

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Dietary studies of children from a biracial population: intakes of vitamins in 10- and 13-year-olds.

Farris¹,

Cresanta²,

Webber³

et al. 1985

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

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Unplanned Nutrition Education in the Schools: Sugar in Elementary Reading Texts

D’Onofrio

Singer

1983

Journal of School Health

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Analysis of food content in 1,666 readers, prereaders and reading workbooks for grades K-3 revealed an undue emphasis upon sweets in both words and pictures. Cake alone accounted for one of every 12 food appearances. While fruits and vegetables were pictured slightly more often than sugar-rich foods, they were related to actual food consumption far less frequently than sweets. By publisher, other food groups accounted for 10% or less of all food pictures and 15% or less of all food words. Snacks, treats and parties appeared more often as occasions for eating than regular meals, excluding picnics. Families were rarely presented eating together and little attention was devoted to the nutritional value of food. Knowledge children acquire from the media and other sources before attending school has been identified as a force counteracting nutrition education, but unintended messages conveyed in K-3 readers also may work against the promotion of healthy eating habits. Reading texts should be screened for nutritional content before adoption and revised to reduce the appearance of sweets in accord with national dietary goals. Nutrition education must extend beyond teaching the basic four food groups to help children recognize how their food choices are affected by environmental influences, inside as well as outside of school.

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A Review of Teenage Nutrition in the United States

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Dietary studies of children from a biracial population: intakes of vitamins in 10- and 13-year-olds.

Dietary studies of children from a biracial population: intakes of vitamins in 10- and 13-year-olds.

Unplanned Nutrition Education in the Schools: Sugar in Elementary Reading Texts

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