Teenage eating habits are influenced by opposition to parents, the desire to experiment, and advertising. As a result, their eating habits tend to become unstructured at this age (staggered hours, lack of breakfast, etc.), with an attraction to energy-dense foods and a craze for fast food. These behaviors are transitory, however, and too much parental pressure on eating at this age could have counter-productive effects. It's important to maintain a few structured family meals, and above all to prevent risky behavior (e.g. binge drinking), which is undoubtedly the real issue at this age...

For further information, we recommend that you consult :

- The MangerBouger.fr website
- The Santé Publique France website, and its nutrition and physical activity section
- The ANSES website (Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail), and its section on food and human nutrition.
- The French Nutrition Society website
- The report of the PNNS, Programme Nationale de Nutrition et Santé (2018-2023), which defines all nutritional recommendations.