Manual of Clinical Nutrition

Nutrition Management of the Adolescent

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The RDA for zinc for males and females 14 to 18 years is 11 mg/day and 9 mg/day, respectively (4). Zinc is
especially important during adolescence because of its role in growth and sexual maturation.

Recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer
Association, and the National Cholesterol Education Program should be applied for healthy adolescents. Refer
to the Regular Diet-Adult in Section IA for recommendations and guidelines.

Also refer to Section IA: Regular Diet in Pregnancy and Lactation and III: Clinical Nutrition Management,
Obesity and Weight Management.

References

1. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010. Available at:
   http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/DietaryGuidelines/2010/PolicyDoc/PolicyDoc.pdf. Accessed Jan 31, 2011.


2. National Cholesterol Education Program. Report of the Expert Panel on Blood Cholesterol Levels in Children and Adolescents.
   Washington, DC: US Dept of Health and Human Services; 1991. NIH publication 91-2732.


3. Nutrition Management of the Adolescent. Pediatric Manual of Clinical Dietetics. 2nd ed. Chicago Ill: The American Dietetic
   Association; 2003.


4. Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids,
   Cholesterol, Protein and Amino Acids (Macronutrients), Washington, DC, National Academy of Science, 2002.


5. Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and
   Fluoride. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1997.