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Breakfast and Exercise: Key to Healthy Teens At Healthy Weights

Eating a regular breakfast is important to a teen's health and to maintaining a healthy weight, says a study in the journal Pediatrics.

Sports Nutrition Basics

Whether it's training for a soccer game or playing a backyard game of catch, children's athletic performance, development, and growth depend largely on eating the right foods. Unfortunately, most children (and adults) forget just how important nutrition is to good health and athletic performance.

 

 

 

 

Sports Nutrition Basics: Children Have Special Nutritional Needs

Whether it's training for a soccer game or playing a backyard game of catch, children's athletic performance, development, and growth depend largely on eating the right foods. Unfortunately, most children (and adults) forget just how important nutrition is to good health and athletic performance.

 

 

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Salt Tablets Not Okay For Athletes

Salt tablets are a bad idea, and here's why.

Vitamin Supplements Don't Work, Potentially Dangerous

Well-meaning parents and coaches, who advise youth athletes to take dietary supplements in an effort to promote early athletic development, improve performance, or to provide nutrition "insurance" are, unfortunately, misinformed. Simply put, there is no place in the diet of a healthy child for megadoses of vitamins, minerals, or other ergogenic aids (dietary supplements that supposedly enhance performance above levels anticipated under normal conditions).

Facts about Vitamins

There are a surprisingly large number of myths about nutrition. Here are some of the common myths and the truth about vitamins:

Vitamins and Minerals In Some Commonly Eaten Foods

Want to know what vitamins and minerals your family is consuming when it sits down for a meal? Here's a list of the vitamin and mineral content of some commonly eaten foods.

Food Sources for Iron

Iron is critical to the formation of hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier within red blood cells. Here's a listing of foods containing iron.

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