ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0019.13-13 | Endocrinology | ESPEYB19

13.13. Nutrition in adolescent growth and development

SA Norris , EA Frongillo , MM Black , Y Dong , C Fall , M Lampl , AD Liese , M Naguib , A Prentice , T Rochat , CB Stephensen , CB Tinago , KA Ward , SV Wrottesley , GC Patton

shane.norris@wits.ac.za Lancet 2022; 399: 172–84. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01590-7Brief Summary: This review found that the role of nutrition on adolescent growth and development has been poorly studied. Adolescence is a nutrition-sensitive phase for growth, in which the benefits of good nutrition extend to many other physiological sys...