Resources for Teens
Take charge of your life and do it YOUR way. Search the ideas below & choose what’s right for you!
The Full Picture
- Take Charge of Your Health (NIH)
- Tools You can Use (USDA)
- Body Works: Eat Right, Move More, Feel Great (Office on Women’s Health)
- Do it Yourself BMI Calculator: Healthy Weight, Overweight or Obese (CDC)
- Five – Two – One – Almost None: One Formula for a Healthy Lifestyle (Nemours)
- Five Ways to Reach (and Maintain!) a Healthy Weight (Nemours)
- Girl’s Health – Healthy Weight (Girl’s Health)
- Media Smart: Eat, Think, & Be Active! (NIH)
- Should I Gain Weight? (Nemours)
- Supertracker: Food, Fitness & Health (USDA)
- Weight Loss & Nutrition Myths: What you Need to Know (NIH)
- What’s the Right Weight for My Height? (Nemours)
Food & Nutrition
- Choose My Plate on Campus (USDA)
- 5 Ways to Spot a Fad Diet (Office on Women’s Health)
- 8 Healthy Eating Goals (President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition)
- Portion Distortion (NIH)
- Smart Snacking (Office on Women’s Health)
- The Deal with Diets (Office on Women’s Health)
- The Salty Six (American Heart Association)
- Tips for Teens with Diabetes: Stay at a Healthy Weight (NIH)
- Weigh the Claims in Diet Ads (Federal Trade Commission)
Activity
- Get Active (NIH)
- Teens Step Up (Let’s Move)
- Get Active: Quick Tips (NIH)
- Easy Exercises for Teens (Nemours)
- Why Exercise is Wise (Nemours)
This children’s health content is brought to you with support from University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.
For more information:
Go to the Kids’ Healthy Weight health topic.