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Current dietary advice and challenges for adolescents.
1Westmead Applied Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Post Office Box 154, The University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
British Medical Bulletin
|June 4, 2020
Summary
Adolescents worldwide face barriers to healthy eating, impacting their long-term health. Effective interventions are needed to improve adolescent nutrition and prevent malnutrition, especially in vulnerable populations.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health
- Global Health
Background:
- Diet is a primary driver of the global disease burden.
- Adolescence is a critical period for establishing lifelong healthy eating habits.
- Many adolescents globally face barriers to optimal nutrition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review current dietary advice and challenges for adolescent nutrition.
- To highlight the need for effective interventions and policies.
Main Methods:
- A narrative literature search was conducted across major databases (Medline, Web of Science, PubMed) up to December 2019.
- Included original research, reviews, and meta-analyses in English.
- Incorporated relevant published papers known to the author.
Main Results:
- Adolescents are not meeting dietary recommendations, making them vulnerable to malnutrition.
- Despite knowledge of risks, few effective interventions for adolescent nutrition have been widely implemented.
- Improving adolescent diets, particularly for vulnerable groups, offers significant individual and societal benefits.
Conclusions:
- Adolescent nutrition is critical for long-term health and development.
- There is a gap between understanding dietary risks and implementing effective, scaled-up interventions.
- Future research must prioritize vulnerable adolescents, focusing on food environments and policy integration.
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