Nutrition during the Adolescence Years

Nutrition during the Adolescence Years

Introduction

Adolescence is a critical time in the life cycle. Today, there are more than 1.5 billion people between the ages of 10 and 25 years, more than have ever populated the earth. This is an especially vulnerable population, as more than half of young people live on less than US$2 per day. Nutrition is important to growth and maturation, and overall health during adolescence and throughout the life course. From an evolutionary perspective, poor nutrition during adolescence can negatively impact reproductive health, and from an adaptive perspective, it can lead to ...