CH 5 LESSON 1

Nutrition During the Teen Years

Importance of Good Nutrition

Enhance Quality of Life/ Prevent DiseaseProvides Calories and Nutrients your body

needs Calories- units of heat that measure energy used by

the body and the energy that foods supply to the body You need calories….think of food as fuel!!

Nutrients- substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy

Influences on Food Choices

Why do you think you choose the foods that you do?

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Hunger and Appetite

Hunger- is a natural physical drive that protects you from starvation Walls of stomach contract and stretch influencing

nerve endings….hunger/fullAppetite- a desire, rather than a need to eat

Something smells good Being social Examples?

Food and Emotions

Food can be used to meet emotional needs Sad, frustrated, angry, happy People may eat more or less depending on each

person Examples of emotional eating?

Using food to soothe emotions can be very detrimental to health Negative eating cycle

Eat because sad….sad because eating

Food and Your Environment

Family, Friends and Peers Examples??

Cultural and Ethnic background Traditional foods Certain ethnic foods

Convenience and Cost What is available What is cheap

Advertising What looks good on TV?

Nutrition throughout the lifespan

Adolescence is your fastest period of growth…nutrition very important for proper growth

Healthful balanced eating plan also helps prevent unhealthful weight gain, obesity, and type 2 diabetes

Healthy choices now lowers your risk of developing many life-threatening conditions as you get older; heart disease, stroke, cancers, and osteoporosis