Perinatal Nursing & Adolescent Psychiatry

Adolescent Nutrition

Adolescent Nutrition is aimed at dealing with the proper and balanced nutritional needs of children and young people. Children’s physical and mental growth mainly depends on the vitamin and nutritional supplements provided to them during their developmental years. Patients frequently experience lack of appetite which can be aggravated by nausea and vomiting, mucositis, stomatitis, taste changes, constipation, diarrhea, pain, fatigue and metabolic abnormalities. The emotional consequence of diagnosis and treatment may also end in psychological factors such as depression, fatigue or anxiety which can hinder dietary intake. Child friendly food provision, protected food meal times are the better ways in coping the nutritional needs of children. Poor nutrition often is the key reason to weight gain issues in children as well therefore Hence child nutrition has become prominent in refining the wellness of the child.