NFS 143 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Deductive Reasoning, Eating Disorder, National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey
1 Oct 2018
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The brain develops during puberty; in particular, areas involved in regulation of behavior and emotion and in perception and evaluation of risk and reward undergo considerable change. During early adolescence, teenagers improve their deductive reasoning, information processing, and specialized knowledge. The cognitive and affective development that occurs during adolescence changes a teenager"s self-concept and self-esteem. Higher dropout rates from school, higher eating disorder rates, and higher teen pregnancy rates in females who develop earlier. Nearly one-half of high school students use alcohol. 30% of high schoolers have had experience with heavy alcohol usage. Absolute nutrient requirements in adolescence compared to childhood due to increased growth and body size. Females are especially vulnerable to anemia- want to ensure iron consumption. Average daily energy requirements assessed in nhanes has remained relatively constant, except for adolescent females whose energy intake increased from 1,735 to 1,996 kcal/d. Recent longitudinal data of bone mineral deposition suggest that calcium requirements may be higher.
