TeenHealthInfo on Exercise and Nutrition:

Exercise
Exercising is one of the best ways you can prevent disease and obesity as an adult. If you get in shape now, you can reduce your risk for diabetes, stroke, heart disease and high blood pressure as an adult. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says that less than 20% of teenagers in high school are physically active in a gym class for 20 minutes or more; this means that more of you than ever are in need of physical activity outside of school. Here you can learn how to stay fit and exercise in a healthy manner.

Eating Healthy
Just as exercising is important in keeping yourself healthy, eating right is also crucial to fighting disease and making your body stronger. Sometimes eating healthy foods can be difficult; maybe all of your friends eat junk food at lunch, or you don't have very many fruits and vegetables in your house. You need to make your own choices about what you eat, and the guides we have set up for you here should help.

Eating Disorders
Eating too much or too little of these foods can be problematic. If you eat a lot more or less than what is on the pyramid, you should think of slowly changing your eating habits. You could also have an eating disorder. Eating disorders are very common among young women and are becoming increasingly common, unfortunately among young men. Eating disorders do not only mean that starving yourself, it could mean eating normally and then vomiting or using laxatives, or over eating. Here we talk about some common eating disorders and how to get help if you know someone who has one.

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