PARENT TEACHING: NUTRITION OF HEALTHY TEENAGERS (AGES 12 THROUGH 18 YEARS)

Course overview

A poor diet can cause or contribute to many health problems in adolescents, including deficiency diseases such as scurvy, beriberi, and kwashiorkor, and chronic conditions including obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DM2), stroke, some cancers, and osteoporosis. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of parent teaching about nutrition of healthy teenagers, including a step-by-step process and the benefits of parent education on this topic. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.