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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rah, Jee Hyun
• Chalasani, Satvika
• Oddo, Vanessa M.
• Sethi, Vani

Titel

Adolescent Health and Nutrition

Ist Teil von

• Nutrition and Health in a Developing World, p.559-577

Ort / Verlag

Cham: Springer International Publishing

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Adolescence presents a window of opportunity to ensure successful transition to adulthood. Nutritional status and eating behaviors acquired during this life stage have important implications for the health and well-being of adolescent themselves, as well as intergenerational health outcomes. Available evidence suggests that the prevalence of undernutrition, overweight, and micronutrient deficiencies is considerable among adolescents. Rapid growth and development during puberty elevates physiological demands for energy and micronutrients, which is coupled with suboptimal food and nutrient intake. The inability to meet nutrition requirements due to physiological changes is further complicated by two significant transitions to adulthood among girls: child marriage and adolescent pregnancy. In low-income countries, many adolescents enter pregnancy with poor nutritional status and have a limited intake of nutrients during pregnancy and lactation. In this case, both pregnant and lactating adolescents and their babies are likely to have suboptimal growth and nutritional status. Acceleration of progress in improving adolescent nutrition will require a range of effective, large-scale, complementary nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions. Despite evidence of effective strategies and delivery platforms, such as school-, community-, and health-based platforms, program implementation gaps persist.