Nutrition in adolescents: physiology, metabolism, and nutritional needs

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dc.contributor.authorDas, J.K.
dc.contributor.authorAbdus Salam, R.
dc.contributor.authorThornburg, K.L.
dc.contributor.authorPrentice, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorCampisi, S.
dc.contributor.authorLassi, Z.S.
dc.contributor.authorKoletzko, B.
dc.contributor.authorBhutta, Z.A.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractAdolescence 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 abstract 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJaiK.Das, Rehana A. Salam, Kent L. Thornburg, Andrew M. Prentice, Susan Campisi, Zohra S. Lassi, Berthold Koletzko and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
dc.identifier.citationAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2017; 1393(1):21-33
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/nyas.13330
dc.identifier.issn0077-8923
dc.identifier.issn1749-6632
dc.identifier.orcidLassi, Z.S. [0000-0002-5350-6334]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/116954
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rights© 2017 New York Academy of Sciences
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.13330
dc.subjectAdolescent nutrition; physiology; nutritional requirements; adolescents
dc.titleNutrition in adolescents: physiology, metabolism, and nutritional needs
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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