NTR 108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Secondary Sex Characteristic, Fatty Liver, Sex Steroid
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Lifecycle nutrition - adolescent nutrition: nutritional concerns associated with puberty. Girls - 12 yrs (earlier when over weight: male - 14 yrs. Protein - need due to rapid growth. Iron: males due to in muscle mass. Highest requirement of life based on daily needs (not body weight) Riboflavin, especially with girls who avoid milk - fear of fat. Folate & b12 for dna & cell growth. Great risk of deficiency (avoidance of milk & high consumption of diet sodas) Great need nice this is when so much come mass is deposited: other concerns during adolescence. Not caused by eating chocolate / greasy foods. Treatment - med to clear up the infection. Acne: caused by infection of sebaceous glands in skin with activity due to hormonal changes. Substance use & abuse - alcohol & tobacco. Fatty liver, high bp, high blood lipid level, type 2 diabetes.
