Recent News & Comments About obesity in teenagers
Imp: READ: Teenagers in 2012 At Increased Risk For Heart Disease
According to recent data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey study, (NHANES)(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm), teenagers growing up today may be at increased risk for heart disease, mainly as the result of excess weight gain which can predispose them to development of metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by central obesity, elevated blood sugar, elevated ...
"Pre-diabetes," diabetes rising among U.S. teens
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of U.S. teenagers with "pre-diabetes" or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years -- though obesity and other heart risk factors have held steady, government researchers reported Monday. The good news, the researchers say, is that teen obesity rates leveled off between 1999 and 2008 -- hovering between 18 percent ...
Arthritis in kids possibly linked to rising obesity rates
Diabetes, heart problems and asthma are common effects of child obesity. But now, new studies suggests obese kids who become teenagers are developing arthritis.
Obese teenagers 'may already have suffered lasting heart damage'
Wales’ generation of obese teenagers may already have suffered lasting damage to their hearts, according to troubling research findings published today.
'Pre-Diabetes" Diabetes Rising Among US Teens [STUDY]
The percentage of U.S. teenagers with "pre-diabetes" or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years -- though obesity and other heart risk factors have held steady, government researchers reported Monday.
Diabetes: American Teens Currently at High Risk
Diabetes in American teenagers is at all time high, according to recent studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 1999, nearly 9% of kids either had diabetes or pre-diabetes, though that number has jumped to an astronomical …
Major overhaul of US life urged to cure obesity: experts
Two-thirds of American adults are too fat, and a major overhaul of US policies -- from schools to restaurants to urban planning -- is needed to stem the epidemic, medical experts said Tuesday.
Lifestyle Family Fitness helping the fight against childhood obesity
To help in the fight against childhood obesity, Lifestyle Family Fitness (LFF) is offering free gym memberships to children and teenagers this summer.
Well: Diabetes on the Rise Among Teenagers
A study found a sharp increase in the disease's prevalence among teens, adding to worries that diabetes may progress more rapidly in children than in adults.
Study: Nearly 1 in 4 teens has diabetes
An alarming statistic for anyone who has a teenager in their home. A new study shows the number of teenagers...
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