Teenager Nutrition...
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Anorexia and Your Teenager
Anorexia is a serious eating disorder in which sufferers literally starve themselves, have a distorted view of their own bodies, and exercise excessively. Anorexia can be life-threatening and needs ex...
Binge Eating and Your Teen
Binge eating disorder is a common eating disorder in which an individual eats excessively but does not purge afterwards. This article discusses the causes of binge eating, signs and symptoms of this ...
Bulimia and Your Teenager
Bulimia is an eating disorder in which sufferers go through cycles of bingeing and purging, usually by inducing vomiting or taking laxatives. Bulimia can have serious consequences for health, and need...
Coping With a Vegan Teenager
Teenagers become vegan for a variety of reasons - to improve their health, because of a concern for the environment or animal welfare, or even because they don’t like the taste or texture of animal pr...
Eating Disorder Signs & Clues
Though eating disorders are often emotional in nature they are most frequently recognised due to the behavioural signs and clues associated with them. This article offers basic information on the beh...
Encouraging a Healthy Attitude Towards Food
Parents can help children to develop a sensible attitude towards food by adopting a healthy approach to eating. A loving and supportive atmosphere at home will help children confide if they are having...
Encouraging a Positive Body Image in Your Child
Children today are bombarded by images of skinny supermodels and muscular, athletic body-builders. With the incidence of eating disorders growing all the time, parents need to watch out for warning si...
How to Tempt Your Teenager's Taste Buds
Teenagers are growing rapidly, and this should be supported by a balanced and varied diet. They are also gaining independence, and their food choices may be as much influenced by their friends and the...
Iron Deficiency in Teenagers
Iron deficiency is a risk for teenagers as often their diet and lifestyle cause them to consume a smaller amount of the substance than they require. The growing body during these years also requires ...
Kids and Breakfast: Why is it Important?
Breakfast is the first meal of the day, and it really is the most important one, because it feeds the brain and body, and supports better eating habits.
Encouraging children to eat breakfast can b...
Overweight or Obese Teens
Obesity affects increasing numbers of teenagers in the UK. Obese teenagers often have low self-esteem or feel depressed, and are more likely to suffer from serious illness later in life. A programme o...
Should I Worry About My Child's School Dinners?
In the past, school dinners have tended to be unimaginative and unhealthy. However, things are changing for the better. Parents can help their children make healthy choices from the menu, or send them...
Under-Age Drinking
Binge drinking and under-age drinking are serious issues for young people today. Parents should discuss alcohol with their children and set a good example at home through their own sensible drinking h...