For some people eating a healthy diet conjures up images of unsubstantial meals consisting of lettuce and seeds, not suitable for growing and hardworking teens, whilst for others eating healthily means filling their body with a variety of colourful and natural foods that provide energy and goodness and protect against disease.
Today, obesity is a problem in a large number of countries particularly in the Western world. Since the 1980's the number of obese people in the US has tripled and today almost 60% of the population are either fat or obese. Even more worrying are the growing numbers of obese children in our society, as the majority of these children will grow up to be obese adults. Through our blog we will try and show the basic idea of a healthy diet. Most people gain their eating habits from their teenage years. So if we learn to eat healthy now, as teenagers, we will have these habits later in our life.
