•ADOLESCENCE IS THE TRANSITIONAL PEROID BETWEEN

CHILHOOD AND ADULTHOOD .VARIOUS INTERNAL BODY

CHANGES OCCUR IN CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THIS.THE
PERIOD OF ADOLESCENCEIS NORMALLY 11 TO 19 YEARS.

•IT IS A PERIOD WHEN PUBERTY STARTS DURING WHICH A

YOUNG PERSON STARTS TO GROW AND DEVELOPS FROM A
CHILD INTO AN ADULT.

•AT THIS STAGE GIRLS ACQUIRE ADULT HEIGHT.AS

DEMAND FOR PROTEIN ,ENERGY AND MINERAL INCREASE
RAPIDLY DURING THIS PERIOD .

•ZINC SHORTAGE HAS A BIG IMPACT ON BODIES OF

ADOLOSCENT MALES AND FEMALES.
•BREAST ,AXILLARY AND PUBLIC HAIR GROWTH ARE SIGNS
OF ADOLOSCENT DEVELOPMENT.
•A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT FOR A FEMALE TEENAGER
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 15 IS 47.5KG AND 46.6
RESPECTIVELY.
 During their adolescent years, adolescent ladies have the modest disadvantage of overeating. This is
due to the following:

•Fat accumulation during menstrual periods is linked to female physiologic sexual variations.

•Furthermore, they are more likely to gain weight if they do not engage in regular physical activity.

•As a result of their weight gain, adolescent females may face societal or personal pressures. They
may turn to bad eating habits as a result of their obsession with their appearance. Obsessing over
weight loss may lead to self-imposed crash diets. Her health is likely to suffer as a result of this.

•Self-starvation frequently leads to complicated eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia. Furthermore, many
illnesses may be severe in character and go unnoticed.
For better eating habits, all teenage eating behaviors should be independent of their
emotions.

Calorie and protein-rich foods can aid in the maintenance and support of growth spurts
during adolescence.
Obesity and malnutrition should be avoided in the body if all nutritional foods are sufficient.
Calcium-rich foods should be consumed in a fair proportion by all females, especially adolescents.
Calcium is known to have a substantial impact on bone density in the body, which can assist to prevent osteoporosis from developing.
At all costs, avoid skipping meals. Your body needs to get the nutrients it needs at the right time of day.
Avoid items that are high in empty calories in your diet. A good example of one of these foods is carbonated beverages

During their adolescent years, adolescent ladies have the modest disadvantage of overeating. This is
due to the following:

Fat accumulation during menstrual periods is linked to female physiologic sexual variations.
Furthermore, they are more likely to gain weight if they do not engage in regular physical activity.
As a result of their weight gain, adolescent females may face societal or personal pressures.
They may turn to bad eating habits as a result of their obsession with their appearance.
Obsessing over weight loss may lead to self-imposed crash diets.
Her health is likely to suffer as a result of this and self starvation frequently leads to complicated eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia. Furthermore,
many illnesses may be severe in character and go unnoticed.
An adolescent with binge eating disorder would exhibit physical signs like:
1.They’d go from being slender to being overweight, in a short time.

2.Early on, they’d start to develop obesity-related health issues like type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure,
and so on.

In a binge-eating adolescent, there are specific eating and exercise patterns like:

1.They’d be more aware of the importance of losing weight, but their eating habits would not reflect
this.

2.They’d be locked in a vicious cycle of losing and gaining weight.

3.They’d keep a close eye on their diet and exercise regularly, yet they’d struggle to lose weight
.
4.Even when they weren’t hungry, they’d be constantly eating.

5.When they went out to eat, they would always order more food than they could eat and then
force themselves to finish it.

6.They’d always wind up eating in lesser portions at social occasions, but they’d eat frequently.
Alternatively, they’d return home to eat properly.

7.They wouldn’t even break a sweat, no matter how hard they worked out
 WEANING
•IT IS A PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING A NEW BORN FROM BREAST MILK
TO SOLID FOODS

•THE BABY SIMPLY REQUIRES A SMALL BIT OF SOLIDFOOD ONCE ADAY TO This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

BEGIN WITH .

•WEANING IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ‘ANNA PRASHASHAN’IN

INDIA.IT IS CELEBRATED DAY WHERE AN INFANT BEGIN ITS JOURNEY OF
EATING FOOD

•SOLID MEANS HELP BABIES LIPS ,TONGUES AND JAW TO MOVE.

•WEANING ALSO ALLOWS NEWBORNS BODIES TO OBTAIN NUTRIENTS

SUCH AS IRON,PROTEIN,VITAMINS,AND MINERALS FROM SOURCE OTHER
THAN BREASTMILK.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
Group Particulars Body Net Protein Visible Fat Calcium Iron
Weight Energy

-
0-6 5.4 92kcal/ 1.16g/
Infants months kg/d kg/d 500 46kg/day

6-12 8.4 80kg/ 1.69g/ 19 5

moths kcal/d kg/d
 V R N

Group Particulars vitamin THIAMIN RIBOFLAVIN INIACI PYRIDOXINE

A/mg/d MG/D MG/D EQUIVALEN MG/D
T
MG/D

RETINOL

INFANTS 0-6MONTHS 0 0.2 0.3 710MG/KG 0.1

6-12 MONTHS
350 0.3 0.4 650 MG/KG 0.4
GROUP PARTICULPARTUARS
P

GROUP PARTICULARS ABASCORBIC VVIT. B12 MAGNESIUM ZZINC MG/D

ACID/MG/D DIDIETARY MG/D MG/D
FOLATE MG/D

INFANT 0-6MONTHS 25 25 0.2 30

S

6-12 MONTHS 45
WEEK 19
POOJA SUKHIJA