Nutrition in adolescents: physiology, metabolism, and nutritional needs

Adolescence is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends in early adulthood. Most commonly, adolescence is divided into three developmental periods: early adolescence (10–14 years of age), late adolescence (15–19 years of age), and young adulthood (20–24 years of age). Adolescence is...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 1393; no. 1; pp. 21 - 33
Main Authors: Das, Jai K., Salam, Rehana A., Thornburg, Kent L., Prentice, Andrew M., Campisi, Susan, Lassi, Zohra S., Koletzko, Berthold, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2017
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
adolescent nutrition
Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Adolescents
Age
Body image
Child
Child development
Energy Metabolism
Feeding Behavior
Female
Food availability
Food preferences
Human nutrition
Humans
Male
Mass media
Maturation
Metabolism
Nutrition
Nutritional Requirements
Nutritional Status
Physiology
Pregnancy
Puberty
Teenagers
Young Adult
physiology
adolescent nutrition
adolescents
nutritional requirements
ISSN:0077-8923, 1749-6632, 1749-6632
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Summary:Adolescence is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends in early adulthood. Most commonly, adolescence is divided into three developmental periods: early adolescence (10–14 years of age), late adolescence (15–19 years of age), and young adulthood (20–24 years of age). Adolescence is marked by physical and sexual maturation, social and economic independence, development of identity, acquisition of skills needed to carry out adult relationships and roles, and the capacity for reasoning. Adolescence is characterized by a rapid pace of growth that is second only to that of infancy. Nutrition and the adolescent transition are closely intertwined, since eating patterns and behaviors are influenced by many factors, including peer influences, parental modeling, food availability, food preferences, cost, convenience, personal and cultural beliefs, mass media, and body image. Here, we describe the physiology, metabolism, and nutritional requirements for adolescents and pregnant adolescents, as well as nutrition‐related behavior and current trends in adolescent nutrition. We conclude with thoughts on the implications for nutrition interventions and priority areas that would require further investigation.
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ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/nyas.13330