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 January 2012
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21 Resources Found
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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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Nov 2011 |
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Acne
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Better Health Channel
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Acne includes mild to severe outbreaks of blackheads, pimples (zits) and cysts on the skin. Hormones associated with puberty are one trigger for teenage acne but adult acne, particularly among women, is also increasing. Acne treatments include a range of medications and cleansers can also help. Reducing stress and a low GI diet may help some people. |
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Aug 2011 |
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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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Aug 2011 |
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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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| Description: |
Dandruff is itching and flaking of the scalp that some people start getting around puberty. |
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Apr 2011 |
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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). Iron supplements are toxic in large doses, so keep supplements out of reach of children. |
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Mar 2011 |
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Nutrition in adolescent girls
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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| Description: |
Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and adulthood, typically between the ages of 10 and 13 years in girls. Adolescence is characterised by the growth spurt, a period of rapid growth. During this time, physical changes affect the body's nutritional needs, while changes in one's lifestyle may affect eating habits and food choices. |
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Dec 2010 |
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Nutrition in children
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| Publisher: |
Virtual Medical Centre.com
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| Description: |
The nutritional needs of children and adolescents are different from those of adults because children are growing and developing. |
| Date: |
Dec 2010 |
| Title: |
Healthy eating
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
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? |
| Date: |
Jan 2012 |
| Title: |
Healthy eating
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
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? |
| Date: |
Jan 2012 |
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Young people and food
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
As young people grow up, they strive for independence, and try to work out where they fit in the world and 'test the waters' at home. Choosing what foods they eat and how they eat is one way. |
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Aug 2010 |
| Title: |
Who says you're overweight?
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
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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Jul 2010 |
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Growth - assessing teenagers
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Teenagers grow rapidly and eat large amounts of food as their bodies develop. The body mass index or BMI is the most common way to assess whether a person is underweight, normal weight or overweight. 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 2010 |
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Eating tips for teenagers
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Teenagers need good healthy food, but they may choose to eat junk food, or not enough food. Teenagers can do a lot to improve their diet, eat healthy meals and snacks and maintain a healthy weight. A good diet can also improve any skin problems such as acne or oily skin and hair. |
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Mar 2010 |
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Eosinophilic oesophagitis
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Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
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| Description: |
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 2010 |
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Food and your life stages
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
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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Jan 2010 |
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Acne treatments - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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| Description: |
There are a number of acne medications available through your doctor or pharmacist that can help treat and prevent acne. |
| Date: |
Apr 2009 |
| Title: |
Vegetarian eating
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
People become vegetarians for a whole range of reasons. |
| Date: |
Dec 2011 |
| Title: |
Profile of the nutritional status of children and adolescents
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| Publisher: |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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| Description: |
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. |
| Date: |
May 2007 |
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Nutritional support in children and young people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Nutritional support is of great importance in managing children and young people with cancer. It may help to reverse malnutrition seen at diagnosis, prevent malnutrition associated with the cancer treatment and promote weight gain and growth. Nutritiona... |
| Date: |
Aug 2006 |
| Title: |
Adolescence
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| Publisher: |
HealthInsite Life Events Page
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| Description: |
Links to information on the transition from childhood to adolescence and youth, with sections on health issues, including eating well and exercising, support services and mental health. |
| Date: |
Mar 2001 |
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