Teens In Crisis – Food To The Rescue

Dishing Up Nutrition

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.

Health & Fitness:nutrition, Nutrition, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.3 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

There’s been a rise in mental health issues for teens over the past decade and parents are looking for ways to help their teens feel better. In this episode, our dietitians will discuss a couple reasons why teens might be experiencing anxiety and depression while offering ideas on things to do nutritionally to help support their mental health during challenging times. We’ll cover specific examples of how food can effect mood and what habits can create a more balanced baseline for the brain during times of growth and stress.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition, brought to you by nutritional weight and wellness, a nutrition company educating you and thousands of others about the health benefits of eating real food.
0:10.6	I'm Teresa Wagner. I'm a registered and licensed dietitian, and today I'm here with Monica Haas, also a registered and licensed dietitian.
0:20.5	You may have noticed that the mental health of teens
0:22.9	has been in the news almost daily. In fact, we'd like to talk about a topic from the New York
0:29.3	Times podcast by Ezra Klein that caught our attention from May of 2023 titled,
0:39.3	Why are teens in crisis?
0:42.3	If you are a parent, like I am,
0:44.5	this two-part episode topic had some very concerning information.
0:47.7	As a dietitian, my first thought went to,
0:51.2	I wonder what these teens in crisis are eating.
0:54.6	Monica, I don't know about you, but I feel like I look at everything through a nutrition lens.
0:58.6	Yeah, absolutely.
0:59.9	Sometimes there is a nutrition component.
1:03.0	Sometimes there's not, but I always look there first.
1:06.1	Right.
1:07.0	So as I was listening to this podcast, I was thinking, well, how might nutrition contribute to this conversation that they were having on that podcast?
1:15.9	So let's dig into some of the reasons teens are experiencing so much anxiety.
1:22.3	What are some of the wise and more important as parents?
1:26.5	What can we do to help our teens experience less stress and anxiety?
1:31.6	Before we get into it, though, we are going to mention some suicide rate statistics.
1:38.0	So we want to mention if you or someone you love is struggling or having thoughts of suicide, please reach out for help.
1:47.1	You are not alone and there is help available. Call or text 988 to reach the suicide and crisis
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