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 FINDING THE BALANCE For adolescents finding the right balance between physical activity and eating right can be a challenge. Many studies have found that adolescents find it hard to get this balance right, they found that fruit and vegetables are the main food group to be forgotten in their diet and the number of hours they use to spend doing physical activity is decreasing. Fruit and vegetables are being replaced with diet more high in fat (which belongs to the eat least group) and physical activity is being replaced with computer and video games and the television. It is important for adolescents to learn what is good for our health and discover the correct food groups to eat (and how much of each food group) as well as what is classed as physical activity (and what are some ways we can be more physicaly active in every day life). It is at this stage of their life that they become more responsible for the food they consume and the sports they are involved in.

So lets get started and find the balance...