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A balanced diet is an essential part of healthy living - especially when your body is going through lots of changes. This topic covers all kinds of dietary information for young people - everything from how to achieve a balanced diet to facts about dietary-related skin and weight problems. There are even some tasty recipes.
For an introduction to healthy eating, take a look at Dietary guidelines for all Australians [National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)]
Reviewed September 2008
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Nutrition & Children
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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The nutritional needs of children and adolescents are different from those of adults because children are growing and developing. Children need a wide range of nutritious foods, with high intake of important minerals and vitamins such as protein and calcium.
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Jul 2008
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Vegetarian eating for young people
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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There are a number of different styles of vegetarian eating, with the main ones being vegetarian (avoids all meat or flesh products), Lacto-ovo vegetarian (avoids meat, but eats egg and milk products), Vegan (avoids all foods of animal origin, eg. dairy foods, eggs, gelatin). Some people will eat limited amounts of meat, chicken and fish - but this is not a true vegetarian diet.
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Jul 2008
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Acne
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Better Health Channel
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Acne is a skin problem that usually includes mild to severe outbreaks of blackheads, pimples and cysts. Triggers include hormones associated with puberty. Self-help strategies include keeping the skin clean and resisting the urge to squeeze pimples.
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May 2008
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Teenagers and food
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Our eating habits today are different from those of a generation ago in so many ways. Fast foods, takeaways and eating out are part of this generations culture.
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May 2008
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Eating tips for teenagers
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Better Health Channel
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Good nutrition is essential for growing teenagers. A teenager who eats fast food regularly, tends to have a diet that is low in fruit, vegetables and fibre, and is more likely to put on weight than a teenager who eats fast food only occasionally.
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May 2008
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Food and your life stages
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Better Health Channel
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Our nutritional requirements change as we move through different life stages. Adolescence, pregnancy, lactation, menopause and ageing all place extra demands on the body. These demands need to be met by our daily diet to maintain the best of health.
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Apr 2008
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Healthy eating
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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It seems like everyone is always talking about diets, and what you should and shouldn't eat. 'Junk' food and 'healthy' food - what does it all mean? Is it really important?
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Apr 2008
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Healthy eating
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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It seems like everyone is always talking about diets: what you should eat and what you shouldn't eat, about 'junk' food and 'healthy' food. What does it all mean? Is it really important?
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Apr 2008
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Growth - assessing teenagers
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Better Health Channel
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Teenagers grow rapidly and eat large amounts of food as their bodies develop. Your doctor can use a range of charts to help assess whether or not your child's growth is of concern. Try to maintain a healthy attitude to food during your child's adolescence as eating problems, such as overeating or crash dieting, can occur during the teenage years.
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Mar 2008
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Dandruff - does your head feel itchy?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Dandruff is itching and flaking of the scalp that some people start getting around puberty.
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Dec 2007
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Vegetarian eating
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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People become vegetarians for a whole range of reasons.
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Oct 2007
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Iron deficiency - children
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Better Health Channel
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Babies, toddlers, preschoolers and teenagers are at higher risk of iron deficiency, because their increased needs for iron may not be met if their diet is not balanced. Treatment for iron deficiency anaemia in children starts with dietary change but may include iron supplements (under medical supervision only).
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Aug 2007
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Profile of the nutritional status of children and adolescents
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This report presents new analysis on data from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey. This preparatory analysis calculated baseline statistics that may be compared with new results from the 2007 Kids Eat, Kids Play survey.
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May 2007
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Menstruation - facts and questions
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Here are some of the questions you have asked about menstruation (say men-stroo-ay-shun) (periods).
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Jan 2007
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Eosinophilic oesophagitis
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Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
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Eosinophilic oesophagitis results in an inflamed oesophagus, the muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. Most cases are seen in people with other allergies such as hay fever and asthma. The frequency of eosinophilic oesophagitis appears to be increasing.
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Jan 2007
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Who says you're overweight?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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When you are a nearly teen, there are all sorts of things happening in your life. Some young people put on weight, then suddenly have a growth spurt and go skinny.
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Mar 2006
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Weight - how much should you weigh?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Research shows that most children and teenagers think that they are too thin or too fat, but in fact most of them are about the right weight for their body!!
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Nov 2005
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Start the day with breakfast
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Healthy Eating Club
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No meal is easier to prepare than breakfast. This document gives ideas for quick, easy, nutritious and delicious breakfasts, and advises that breakfast is very important for children's growth and development.
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Mar 2001
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Adolescence
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HealthInsite Life Events Page
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Links to resources which cover the transition from childhood to adolescence and youth with sections on health issues, including eating well and exercising, support services and mental health.
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Mar 2001
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