How many calories should a teen consume a day?
Jenna Jones
Calories per day
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Calorie needs vary depending on age, sex, height and activity level. Calorie needs are often higher during the teenage years than any other time of life. During this period of rapid growth and development.
GIRLS
girls
- Girls require an average of 2,200 calories a day
- girls athletes may need anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 total calories per day to meet their energy need
- Teens shouldnt be counting calories since they are still growing. You just want to make sure your eating enough and wont get sick
- You can get sick from not eating enough but also from eating to much
BOYS
boys
- around 2,800 calories a day
- The body demands more calories during early adolescence than at any other time of life.
- active boys ages 9 to 13 require 2,000 to 2,600 calories per day and active teenage boys ages 14 to 18 need about 2,800