ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTHOOD Flashcards
ADOLESCENCE AGE
13-20 YEARS OLD
Period of rapid growth
ADOLESCENCE
ADOLESCENCE Growth rate a year for girl
3 inches
ADOLESCENCE Growth rate a year for boy
4 inches
Secondary Sexual Characteristics Development
ADOLESCENCE
13-14 Y/O
EARLY ADOLESCENCE
15-16 Y/O
MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE
17-20 Y/O
LATE ADOLESCENCE
- Boys- enormous appetites
- Prefer to imitate their peers and do what is popular
FOOD HABITS OF ADOLESCENTS
- Busy schedules
- part time jobs
- Athletics
- social activities
Lack of an available adult to prepare nutritious food
SERIOUSLY AFFECTS ADOLESCENTS DIET
HIGH in:
1. calories
2, IRON
3. CALCIUM
4. Zinc
ADOLESCENTS RECOMMENDED DIETARY INTAKE
o Prefers fast foods and fad diets
o Low-Calorie and Starvation Diets
ADOLESCENTS FOOD PREFERENCES/PATTERNS
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia
- Overweight
- Fast Foods
- Alcohol and other Addictive drugs
COMMON PROBLEMS DURING ADOLESCENT
a psychological disorder more common in women than in men. Irrational fear of being fat
Anorexia nervosa
It causes the client to drastically reduce calories, causing altered metabolism
Anorexia nervosa
o Hair loss
o Low blood pressure
o Weakness
o Amenorrhea
o Brain damage
o Even death
results of altered metabolism due to anorexia nervosa
Some may want to resemble slim fashion models and have a distorted body image
Anorexia nervosa
Some may want to resemble slim fashion models and have a distorted body image
Anorexia Nervosa
often exercise excessively to control or reduce their weight
Anorexia Nervosa
Syndrome in which the client alternately binges and purges by inducing vomiting and using laxatives and diuretics to get rid of ingested food
Bulimia
they know their binge-purge syndrome is abnormal but also fear of being overweight
Bulimia
usually binges on “forbidden foods”.
Bulimia
can irritate the esophagus and cause electrolyte imbalances, malnutrition,
dehydration and dental carries
Bulimia
- Limiting eating to mealtimes
- Portion control
- Close supervision after meals
- Teach the client about basic nutritional facts
- Psychological counselling
Treatment for Bulimia
- Self-esteem is affected
- Makes an individual prone to overweight as an adult
- Heredity is believed to play a role
Overweight
The health care provider can play an important role by offering guidance on changing eating habits, increasing exercise, and adopting a healthier lifestyle
Overweight
- These are restaurant foods that are ready to serve before orders a re taken
- It is excessively high in fat and sodium, as well as calories, and contain only limited amounts of vitamins and minerals and little fiber
Fast foods
Sugars and starches can be changed to alcohol in a process called
fermentation