ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at a variety of ways for families to improve eating structures and to put young people more easily in charge of how they eat. It takes an indepth look at getting hunger under control, plus ways to become wise to the heavy advertising and marketing now directed at young people. Young people gradually take control of their lifestyle during the years between childhood and adulthood, ready for full independence when they leave home. The chapter deals with a brief reminder of important teenage nutritional needs. If a teenager is showing concerns about their weight, try to establish the facts before overruling attempts to change. Further details on checking out weight are given in The Top Teen Health Plan. Food advertising gives a one-sided view of a product's benefits, so balanced nutritional information is needed to put across the other side and to explain how a varied diet is required for good health.
