Teen Health

According to mydr.com-Australian research shows teenage girls are more likely than teenage boys to have a diet deficient in micronutrients.Micronutrients are substances that are not synthesised by the body but which are needed by the body in very small amounts, and so must be provided in the diet. Examples include vitamins and most minerals.

Some 23 per cent of teenage girls had an inadequate intake (less than 70 per cent of the recommended daily intake) of 3 or more of the following nutrients: riboflavin (vitamin B2), phosphorus, magnesium, iron, calcium or zinc.

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