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Adolescents face unique challenges to healthy eating as they become more independent from their families. The Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-2010) is designed to measure dietary quality3 and can be used to assess how well a population eats on average compared to the recommendations outlined in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Adequate calcium intake in adolescence is essential to attainment of peak bone mass.4 In addition, poor diet quality can increase the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Adolescents were least likely to consume adequate amounts of greens and beans and whole grains, with 17 and 14 percent, respectively, of possible points, obtained.
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