By Jacob Frankel and Tiger Tam
Eating healthy is important for all ages, but eating a healthy diet and still getting all the nutrients necessary for a teens body is especially important.
There are many reasons for why teen diet is important. For one, the average teen has a much higher activity level than small kids or adults. In high school, teens are involved in many different extra curricular outside activities such as sports or dance. Therefore, teens must get fuel from healthy meals and snacks coming from healthy carbs, proteins, and fats. It is important for teens to maintain a high fitness level as well so that unhealthy habits aren't formed that carry over to adult years. Researchers have found that the number of fat cells you have during adolescence will stay with the body forever, even until adulthood. Also, the number of fat cells climbs rapidly during teen years.
In addition, teenagers are growing so it is important to get necessary nutrients to support this process like calcium for bone development, and protein for muscle development. Also, kids are in school and unhealthy eating habits can decrease how well able you are to concentrate.
How you eat as a teen can effect the rest of your life--eating habits picked up now will hang on for a while and this is a very important stage in brain and body development.
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