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Why teenagers are tired: the biology, and what the evidence points to
The adolescent body clock shifts later by one to three hours. What that does, where iron fits, and what the nutrients involved in energy actually do.
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What changes at 12: why a teenager is not a bigger child
Requirements do not scale with body size. What actually changes between 11 and 14, which nutrients move, and why the children's p...
Iron and teenage girls: what changes, and what to ask for
Iron requirement rises by more than half at menarche and stays raised. The EFSA numbers, why a multivitamin is the wrong tool, an...