GSCSNJ encourages all girls to talk to their parents or guardians and family doctor to discuss the best options for their body and lifestyle. GSCSNJ has included information below form the girlshealth.gov website owned and maintained by the Office on Women's Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Nutrition
You can also learn more about health and nutrition by completing many of the Girl Scout program opportunities or Journeys. Nutrition You may wonder why you should eat healthy at your age. What's wrong with burgers, fries, and soda? The fact is that poor eating habits now can set the stage for health problems in the not too distant future. For instance, did you know that heart disease can start as early as childhood? You may not get heart disease symptoms until you get older. But if you're eating a lot of unhealthy fats (like in those burgers and fries), those fats could be starting to clog your arteries right now.
Besides heart disease, unhealthy eating can lead to diseases like:
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Stroke
- Some cancers
- Osteoporosis
So it's never too early to start eating healthy. Girlshealth.gov can show you how to make healthy food choices and explain:
- What nutrition is and nutrients are
- What types of foods you should eat and how much you need
- How to read the Nutrition Facts label on a food package
- Healthy weight goals
- How to eat healthy at fast-food restaurants
- What to do if you are a vegetarian
- How to deal with lactose intolerance
- How to take care of your bones
Fitness - What's Your Fitness IQ? Take the Quiz from GSUSA and discover how much you know!
One fact about living in modern times is that our lifestyles are less active than they once were. The ways we get around now, like driving in cars or taking the bus, and even fun times, like watching movies and playing video games, don't require us to move. This is a problem because we now know that how much you move is as important as what you eat to your overall health. But don't worry — girlshealth.gov can help you find ways to make fitness part of your everyday life.
You can learn:
- Why fitness matters to your health
- How much and what kinds of exercise you need
- Fun ways to work out and how to make a fitness plan that works with your lifestyle
- If you are working out hard enough — or too much
- How playing sports not only can keep you fit, but also help keep the rest of your life on track
- How to keep from getting hurt while working out
As a bonus, working out will boost your self-esteem and energy level so you can tackle schoolwork and your other responsibilities. So don't wait — get fit today!.
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