Recent News & Comments About obesity in teens
Watch: Obesity Puts Teens At Risk For Liver Disease
Dr. Joseph Skelton warns parents about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
"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 ...
Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Heart damage can be present in obese teens who don't have any symptoms of heart disease, a small, preliminary study found.
Overweight, Obese Teens Show Early Heart Risks
Title: Overweight, Obese Teens Show Early Heart Risks Category: Health News Created: 5/21/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/21/2012 12:00:00 AM
1 in 4 teens facing diabetes
The proportion of U.S. adolescents with diabetes or borderline diabetes has jumped dramatically since the late 1990s, raising the possibility that this generation of young people may face high rates of heart disease and other complications as adults.
HBO film takes aim at nation's growing obesity epidemic
Produced by Sheila Nevins and John Hoffman, "Weight" pulls no punches, spares neither the multibillion-dollar food and advertising industries nor public officials for not only failing to fix the problem but actually making it worse. The category not only includes all kinds of packaged, processed foods, but, of course, fast-food offerings, which have become the plaque-building lifeblood of the ...
CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk
Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says.
School District and Weight Loss Academy Launch Program to Tackle Obesity and Bullying Among Teens
Missouri School District and MindStream Academy Launch Ground Breaking PartnershipBluffton, S.C. (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 In a ground breaking effort to take a more active role in eradicating the effects of obesity and bullying on teens nationwide, The Independence, MO School District and MindStream Academy have formed a carefully crafted partnership merging health and education. ...
Critic's Notebook: TV's focus on childhood obesity hits home
Take it from someone who knows: The struggle with childhood obesity, illustrated vividly on television, is a battle of both the mind and the mouth for an overweight kid. I was a pioneer of childhood obesity.
Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. teens facing diabetes
The proportion of U.S. adolescents with diabetes or borderline diabetes has jumped dramatically since the late 1990s, raising the possibility that this generation of young people may face high rates of heart disease and other complications as adults.
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