Proper nutrition and regular physical activity should be promoted from early childhood and continued during pre-school and school age. School children and adolescents are in the period of intensive growth and development. Considering the amount of information they need to memorize, their brains are hungrier than their bodies, as they need oxygen, energy, key nutrients, especially iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn) and the B-vitamin complex. The textbook includes: characteristics of school-aged children and adolescents, nutrition guidelines, nutritive needs and the influence of different...