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Proper Nutrition for a Teenager

Teenagers need to eat a balanced, healthy diet to grow into healthy, happy adults. Unfortunately, right when teenagers need the most guidance in choosing a healthy diet, they also have less supervision and a constant barrage of unhealthy food choices, from fast food fries and pizza at the mall to candy in the vending machines at school. You may not be able to control everything that goes into your teenager’s mouth, but you can educate him on proper nutrition and trust him to make his own healthy decisions.

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Proper Caloric Intake

Determining how many calories you need to lose, to maintain or to gain weight can be tricky. Your weight, age, general lifestyle and activity level all come into play. You also need to consider exercise when determining proper caloric intake. Too few calories may cause unhealthy weight loss or even stall your metabolism, while too many calories can cause you to gain unwanted pounds.