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You may have a favorite food, but the best choice is to eat a variety. If you eat different foods, you' re more likely to get the nutrients your body needs. Taste new foods and old ones you haven' t tried for a while. Some foods, such as green veggies, are more pleasing the older you get. Shoot for at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day — two fruits and three vegetables. quadil ahmed replied. The important thing to remember is that the person with an eating disorder needs professional help. The person is caught in a cycle of destructive behavior that they cannot break alone, even with all the willpower in the world.

If you think someone in your family may be struggling with an eating disorder, speak with your child' s physician or call an eating disorders program that specializes in the treatment of children, young adults and teenagers. Children, teens and young adults have different problems and pressures than adults, and treatment approaches should address these special concerns lolla william replied. Young people go to great lengths to deny and conceal their painful struggles with food. Here are some signs that may help you recognize an eating disorder in someone you know:

Excessive weight loss. Anorexia is diagnosed when someone is 15% below expected weight (whether because of loss of weight or failure to gain with growth).
Weight fluctuations. Although people with bulimia usually maintain near-normal body weight, their roller coaster dieting may show up in erratic weight gains and losses. soni madhukar replied. A packed lunch isn' t automatically healthier than one you buy at school. If you pack chocolate cake and potato chips, that' s not a nutritious meal! But a packed lunch, if you do it right, does have a clear advantage. When you pack your lunch, you can be sure it includes your favorite healthy foods — stuff you know you like. It' s not a one-size-fits-all lunch. It' s a lunch just for you. If your favorite sandwich is peanut butter and banana, just make it and pack it — then you can eat it for lunch. Or maybe you love olives. Go ahead and pack them! kedos fernandes replied. Kids can get nosebleeds once in a while or more often. The nosebleeds that are most common in kids usually occur near the front of the nose, on the wall separating the two sides of the nose (the septum), and usually start from just one nostril.

Sometimes nosebleeds start further back in the nose, but this is rare and occurs mostly in older people or those who have high blood pressure or injuries to their nose or face. tina baute replied. Anemia occurs when a person doesn' t have the normal amount of red blood cells or if the person is low on hemoglobin (say: hee-muh-glow-bin). Hemoglobin, a protein, is an important part of RBCs because it gives the oxygen something to stick to. jack samuel replied. With supervision from a coach or trainer, kids can do some light weightlifting or exercise with resistance bands (large rubber bands). This kind of exercise can improve muscle tone, meaning a kid' s muscles will be leaner and stronger, but not really bigger.

Push-ups, sit-ups, and chin-ups also help build strong muscles. But so can plain old running, jumping, and climbing. seema sane replied. You might think that athletics will take up all your study time. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school than those who don' t. Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration, which can give active girls an advantage in the classroom.