Health in your Teens by Kilo Moore https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng en-us 2015-09-29 14:00:15 UTC 2015-09-29 14:00:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/rose_close.jpg Importance  kilo_moore https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692880 Eating right is a great way for living a healthy lifestyle. According to Fitness.gov around one-third of U.S. adults (33.8%) are obese and 17% (or 12.5 million) of children between ages 2—19 years are obese.1 Even for people at a healthy weight have a poor diet that can lead to health risks that can cause illness and even death. 

]]> 2015-09-29 13:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692880 What is nutrition? kilo_moore https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692882 The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

]]> 2015-09-29 13:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692882 Media Influence kilo_moore https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692883 Sexualisation of women and the unrealistic body types portrayed as 'beautiful' can influence how teenage girls eat, diet, exercise, and see themselves overall. It can also result in eating disorders (like anorexia) in order to look like the models that are society's standards of "sexy" and "beautiful".

]]> 2015-09-29 13:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692883 Steroids and supplements kilo_moore https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692884 Our body makes steroids to look better, fight stress, promote growth, and development. Some people take steroids like pills because they think it will make them feel better or look better, but that's not always the case. Some of these supplements actually hurt your body.

]]> 2015-09-29 13:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692884 Health Effects of Obesity in Adolescents kilo_moore https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692885

Immediate: 

  • Risk factors of cardiovascular disease (high cholesterol or hypertension)
  • More likely to have prediabetes (blood glucose levels indicate high risk for development of diabetes)
  • Greater risk for bone & joint problems, sleep apnea, and social & psychological problems such as stigmatization and poor self-esteem
Long-Term:
  • More likely to be obese as adults and have a greater risk for health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, cancer, and osteoarthritis.
  • Being obese is associated with higher risk for many types of cancer such as breast, colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney, pancreas, gall bladder, thyroid, ovary, cervix, and prostate, as well as myeloma and Hodgkin's lymphoma.

]]> 2015-09-29 13:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692885 Obesity Rates kilo_moore https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692886 The CDC stated that the adolescent obesity rate increased from 5% in 1980 to nearly 21% in 2012.

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google.com

http://www.foodproductdesign.com/blogs/trending-foods/2014/12/10-food-nutrition-health-trends-for-2015.aspx

dictionary.com

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Healthy-Teen-Girl

http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/do-nutrition-needs-change-with-age.html#b

google images

http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/steroids.html

]]> 2015-09-24 15:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692887 What current trends and issues influence health, wellness, and nutrition? kilo_moore https://padlet.com/kilo_moore/8iwqcoowgvng/wish/72692888

-Obesity

-Diabetes

-Anemia

-Puberty

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