The daily number of calories that a teen should get differs because of many different factors such as: age, gender, height/weight, activity level, and genetics. An 6'0" extremely active male football and basketball player for example, needs a lot more calories per day to fuel his daily activities than the average 5'0"girl. Therefore, the recommonded daily caloric intake range is 1,600-2,400 calories.
Scientists and nutritionists say that the average teen girl aged 14-18 needs close to 2,000 calories per day. The average teen boy needs closer to 2,200 calories per day. And some extremely active boys might need even up to 3,000 calories per day.
These numbers are greater than the recommended daily caloric intake for adults because during adolescence/teen years, teens often need more calories per day because of growing bodies and high activity/fitness level.
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