Key indicators of nutrition risk for adolescents
Food choices:
- Consumes fewer than 2 servings fruit or fruit juice per day
- Consumes fewer than 3 servings of vegetables per day
- Consumes fewer than 6 servings of bread,cereal,pasta,rice or other grains per day
- Consumes fewer than 3 servings of dairy product per day
- Consumes fewer than 2 servings of meat or meat alternatives
- Has excessive intake of dietary fat
Eating behaviors
- Exhibit poor appetite
- Consumes fast food three or more times per week
- Skips breakfast,lunch or dinner three times per week
- Consumes vegetarian diet
Food resources
- Inadequate financial resources,lack of access to cooking facilities
- Practices unhealthy eating behaviors
- Excessively concern about body shape or siza
- Exhibited significant weight change in past 6 months
Medical condition
- Chronic disease
- Dental caries
- Hyperlipidemia
- Iron deficiency anaemia
- Pregnant
- Taking prescribed medication
- Physically inactive
- Engages in excessive physical activities
Lifestyle
- Heavy alcohol,tobacco and other drug use
- Use dietry supplement
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