community nutrition update: adolescents betty izumi osu extension, clackamas county
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Community Nutrition Update:Community Nutrition Update:AdolescentsAdolescents
Betty Izumi
OSU Extension, Clackamas County
OutlineOutline
Characteristics of adolescentsInfluences on eating behaviorNutritional issuesEffective teaching strategiesReaching the “Why” generation
Characteristics of AdolescentsCharacteristics of Adolescents
Adolescence is a period of change– biological, social, cognitive
risk taking behavior– smoking, alcohol, drugs, sex
Physical inactivity and poor nutrition
Influences on Eating Influences on Eating
Individual
Social Physical
Media
IndividualIndividual
Psychosocial– taste counts
Biological– increased requirements
Lifestyle– time, convenience, cost
Concern for personal health and nutrition are NOT major influences on
food choices.
Concern for personal health and nutrition are NOT major influences on
food choices.
SocialSocial
Family – influences preferences– socioeconomic status, 19%
children live in poverty
Food availability– teens will eat fruits and
vegetables when available
Friends– associated with junk food
Physical EnvironmentPhysical Environment
Access and availability– schools– vending machines– fast-food outlets– convenience stores– work place
One-third of eating occasions take place outside the home where teens have easy access to junk
foods.
One-third of eating occasions take place outside the home where teens have easy access to junk
foods.
Advertising and Mass MediaAdvertising and Mass MediaAdolescents as consumers
– disposable income– influence parental spending– future consumer– growing population
Mass Media– brand identity– defining beautiful
“People always tell us we are fine the way we are, but then they put stick figure women like Kate Moss and Claudia Schiffer in
advertisements. What do people expect from us?”
- Oregon student, 1999 YRBS
“People always tell us we are fine the way we are, but then they put stick figure women like Kate Moss and Claudia Schiffer in
advertisements. What do people expect from us?”
- Oregon student, 1999 YRBS
Nutritional IssuesNutritional Issues
Calcium intakeOverweight Disordered eatingFamily meals
Calcium IntakeCalcium Intake
Healthy People 2010 Goal calcium intake so that at least 75% of 11-24
year olds consume 3 servings calcium daily.
Teenage girls at greatest risk– > 78% do not meet recommended intake
Why are calcium intakes so low? consumption of soda
Lactose intolerance
Overweight in AdolescentsOverweight in Adolescents
In Oregon, 16.5% teens overweight or at risk for overweight.
Healthy People 2010 Goal overweight to 5% for adolescents
Why are we concerned?– risk for overweight and obesity as an adult– discrimination, rejection, self esteem participation in physical activity
Disordered EatingDisordered EatingWeight related eating disorders
– anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating – disordered eating
Who is at risk?– young women, athletes, models, diabetics
Implications for nutrition education – introduce topic and identify resources
“My unhealthy behavior is being bulimic and not telling anyone. I think it would help if the school had a speaker on that issue or something.”
- Oregon student, 1999 YRBS
“My unhealthy behavior is being bulimic and not telling anyone. I think it would help if the school had a speaker on that issue or something.”
- Oregon student, 1999 YRBS
Family MealtimeFamily Mealtime
Few adolescents actually eat dinner with their families on a regular basis
Nutritional value of eating family mealsImplications for nutrition education
– integrate “family meals” into class time
Eating family dinners are associated with more healthful diets.Eating family dinners are associated with more healthful diets.
Effective Teaching StrategiesEffective Teaching Strategies
Rewards for program attendancePeer leaders as teaching assistantsActivity based learning and skitsShort videosInclude teens in defining program goals and
objectives and identifying lesson topics or recipes
Reaching the “Why” GenerationReaching the “Why” Generation
Get to know the teen culture. Give information on healthful choices in places
where teens like to eat. Focus on short term benefits of good nutrition. Take the time to get to know individual teens.
App 10-24-02
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