Dr. Anastasia Searcy, DO is a family medicine specialist in Vermillion, SD and has been practicing for 8 years. She graduated from Des Moines Univ Coll Of Osteo Med & Surg in 2007 and specializes in family medicine.
Most of these calories should come from nutritious foods rather than snack foods and fast food so their growing bodies are fueled healthfully. Boys between the ages of 11 and 13 need 1,800 to 2,600 calories per day while boys ages 14 to 18 need between 2,200 to 3,200 calories per day.
Moderately active teen girls need about 2,000 calories daily, while moderately active teenage boys require 2,200 to 2,800 calories a day to maintain healthy body weights -- and active teen girls and boys require about 2,200 to 2,400 and 2,600 to 3,200 calories daily, respectively. You Might Also Like.