The International E-magazine on Adolescent Health; Skin and Skeletal-Muscular Systems II | Page 2

Your Nutrition
Adolescence

the

in meats, chicken and sometimes in

child

fish. A good protein is the one that

becomes an adult. This as people

has a correct proportion of the 9

knows takes quite a few years and

essential amino acids. Meat is a

big changes happen. Adolescents

good example. One example of the

are growing in a very fast way so

ones that lack at least one are nuts.

they tend to eat more. These gives

There are 2 types of healthy fats

them a role in choosing in a wise

and 2 types of unhealthy fats. The

way what they eat to have a good

healthy fats, monounsaturated, and

nutrition.

polyunsaturated.

period

of

is

defined

as

time

where

a

In

monounsaturated fat you can found
Carbohydrates are made up of

them in avocado, nuts, seeds etc.

monosaccharaides

and

The polyunsaturated fat they can be

polysaccharides. Their function is

found in sunflower soybean, walnut

short energy storage. These provide

and others. Every living thing that it
is in earth needs water, that is
because most things are made up or
needed of water. There are a lot of
types of vitamins, and example of
vitamin is vitamin A. Vitamin A you
can found them in carrots potatoes
and leafy vegetables. Its function is
to have a good eyesight and good
functioning of the immune system.

the

body

with

glucose

and

it

Finally to conclude this essay, in the

converts to energy. Some examples

adolescence takes majority of the

of carbohydrates are dried fruits.

growth and development in a human

Carbohydrates can be good or bad,

body. That’s why it is very important

for example a good one may be a

to have a very good and balanced

banana and the opposite would be

nutrition since its really healthy and

alcohol. We use proteins to reinforce

it enriches your body.

our body, repair tissues, growth,
structure of red blood cells and they
regulate the enzymes. We find them

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