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Dietician Sheela Sherawat

Dieting and Weight Loss for Teenagers

Nutrition for adolescents (teenagers) means giving them enough nutrients from age 12 to18 years of age. Your teenager will go through several growth spurts during this time. He will become taller and gain weight quickly. Make sure he has a wide variety of food for snacks and meals. This will give him enough nutrients in the food he eats. Nutrients are calories, protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals.

Dietician Sheela Seharawat, also founder of Diet Clinic mentions that it is important to remember that young developing body requires lots of nurture to satisfy adequate growth. The key to healthy diet for teenagers is to get rid of excess body fat and maintain healthy muscle weight.