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    Teenagers in Australia have room for improvement in developing healthy lifestyles. Only 1 in 6 meet physical activity guidelines, and less than 1 in 3 consume the recommended daily servings of fruit and vegetables. Additionally, 1 in 5 teenagers experience psychological distress and 14% have been diagnosed with a mental illness. The government provides guidelines to promote 60 minutes of daily exercise, limited screen time, and 8-10 hours of sleep per night. Schools offer various sports and physical education requirements vary between states. Multiple organizations work to educate youth and communities on nutrition, exercise, and well-being.

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    Teenagers in Australia have room for improvement in developing healthy lifestyles. Only 1 in 6 meet physical activity guidelines, and less than 1 in 3 consume the recommended daily servings of fruit and vegetables. Additionally, 1 in 5 teenagers experience psychological distress and 14% have been diagnosed with a mental illness. The government provides guidelines to promote 60 minutes of daily exercise, limited screen time, and 8-10 hours of sleep per night. Schools offer various sports and physical education requirements vary between states. Multiple organizations work to educate youth and communities on nutrition, exercise, and well-being.

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    Teenagers in Australia have room for improvement in developing healthy lifestyles. Only 1 in 6 meet physical activity guidelines, and less than 1 in 3 consume the recommended daily servings of fruit and vegetables. Additionally, 1 in 5 teenagers experience psychological distress and 14% have been diagnosed with a mental illness. The government provides guidelines to promote 60 minutes of daily exercise, limited screen time, and 8-10 hours of sleep per night. Schools offer various sports and physical education requirements vary between states. Multiple organizations work to educate youth and communities on nutrition, exercise, and well-being.

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    Lifestyle of

    teenagers in
    Australia
    Dunja Maria Friščić, Petra Grula
    and Jana Kovačić 3.IB
    Physical exercise
    - healthy weight, bone, muscle and
    brain development

    - 1/6 12-17 year olds meeting exercise


    guidelines (2021)
    - improvement noted showing 6/10
    teenagers in 2021 in comparison to
    5/10 in 2010 following weekly
    guidelines (Cancer Council's NaSSDA)

    - gender difference:
    • boys meeting guidelines 2x
    more than girls (16% compared
    to 30% of feeling self-
    conscious)
    Eating habits
    - healthy growth, development, protection from
    chronic diseases and premature death

    - 1/3 young people consuming 1 serve of fruit


    per day (2017-2018)

    - less than 1/3 consuming 1 serve of vegetables


    per day (2017-2018)

    - 11/20 teenagers 15-18 following fruit &


    vegetable guidelines

    - 76% teenagers exceeding daily sugar


    intake guidelines (Sydney University,
    2016) – no improvements
    Mental health
    - Australians mostly satisfied with life, positive
    about future

    - 1/5 aged 11-17 with levels of psychological


    distress – (very) high in 16-17 gap with more
    females struggling (2013-2014)

    - 14% aged 12-17 experiencing mental illness –


    more males (2013-2014)
    - most common:
    • ADHD – males
    • anxiety – females
    - increase from 19% to 26% in long term mental
    illness (2015-2018)
    Governmental policies
    regarding a healthy lifestyle
    - physical activity guidelines for young people
    aged 15–17:
    • at least 60 minutes of moderate activity
    per day
    • several hours of light physical activities
    • no more than 120 minutes of screen use
    per day
    • no long periods of sitting
    • 8–10 hours of sleep per night
    Sports in Australian schools

    Bowls
    Baseball
    Australian Football
    Basketball

    Netball
    Football Cricket
    Diving
    Cross Country
    Golf
    Swimming Hockey

    Softball

    Rugby League Volleyball


    Tennis Track and Field
    Different school regulations
    in each state
    - New South Wales
    • two hours per week of physical
    activity
    - Queensland
    • primary schools provide 30 minutes
    of physical activity per day
    • secondary schools provide at least
    two hours of physical activity per
    week
    - Victoria
    • 20-30 minutes per day for Prep Year 3 students
    • three hours per week of P.E. in Years 4-6
    • 200 minutes per week in Years 7-10
    Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG)
    NGOs, programmes and charities promoting
    healthy lifestyle:

    LiveLighter
    - services: meal plans,
    exercise programs,
    Nutrition Australia BMI/junk food/sugar
    - services: teacher calculators, recipes, Healthy Kids Association
    training, providing healthy educational facts about - services: teacher and
    lunchboxes, wellbeing food, drinks, alcohol, parents education,
    workplace programs, food physical activity and articles on health topics
    safety supervision courses, toxic fat for children and
    services for elderly, teenagers, partnerships
    providing factsheets with school canteens and
    public kitchens as well as
    the government
    Australia's health 2020 data insights
    - smoke rates are down (from
    18.9% in 2007-08 to 13.8% in
    2017-18)

    - fewer teens are drinking alcohol


    at risky levels (from 20.9% in
    2007–08. to 16.1% in 2017–18)

    - obese teens (In 2017–18, 1 in 4


    (25%) Australian children and
    adolescents aged 2–17 were
    overweight or obese, and 1 in 12
    (8.2%) were obese)
    • Sources:
    5 in 6 Aussie teens not meeting the recommended guidelines for physic
    al activity | Cancer Council
    Australia's youth: Mental illness - Australian Institute of Health and Wel
    fare (aihw.gov.au)
    Australia's youth: Physical activity - Australian Institute of Health and
    Welfare (aihw.gov.au)
    Australia's youth: Nutrition - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    (aihw.gov.au)
    Australians still eating too much sugar, teenagers particularly at risk, r
    esearch shows - ABC News
    http://www.schoolsportaustralia.edu.au/sports/
    https://www.goodschools.com.au/insights/education-updates/do-aust
    ralian-schools-need-more-sport
    https://livelighter.com.au/
    https://nutritionaustralia.org/
    https://www.cancer.org.au/
    https://healthy-kids.com.au/
    https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/be95235d-fd4d-4824-9ade-34b749
    1dd66f/aihw-aus-231.pdf.aspx?inline=true
    Thank you
    for your
    attention

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