Recent News & Comments About teen obesity
"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 ...
Teen triumphs over obesity
Westmont High School student drops 150 pounds after new, life-saving surgery
A Dire Sign Of The Obesity Epidemic: Teen Diabetes Soaring, Study Finds
The proportion of 12- to 19-year-olds who report having diabetes or "prediabetes" increased from 9 percent in 1999 to 23 percent in 2008, according to a paper published in the journal Pediatrics . "This report really sounds the alarm," says one researcher.
Teen diabetes soars -- a sign of the obesity epidemic
Karlton Hill was only 12 years old when when he found out he had diabetes. Even though he was only in seventh grade, Karlton knew what diabetes was; he had watched the disease destroy his great-grandmother's life.
A Dire Sign Of The Obesity Epidemic: Teen Diabetes Soars
Karlton Hill was only 12 years old when when he found out he had diabetes. Even though he was only in seventh grade, Karlton knew what diabetes was; he had watched the disease destroy his great-grandmother's life.
Anti-obesity program doesn't help teen girls: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An intensive obesity-prevention program for Australian girls didn't lead to any improvements in their diet, physical activity or body weight a year later, according to a new report. Findings from the school-based intervention, which involved exercise sessions and nutrition workshops for lower-income girls, are the latest disappointment in a slew of research attempting ...
Fox Family Health
The following topics are discussed in this edition of Fox Family Health: a new danger related to teen obesity; new...
Watch: Obesity Puts Teens At Risk For Liver Disease
Dr. Joseph Skelton warns parents about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Teen Diabetes: Cases Double, Other Heart Risks Still High
The number of teens in the U.S. with diabetes or prediabetes has skyrocketed in the last decade, jumping from 9 to 23 percent, new data finds. Other cardiovascular risk factors, including high blood pressure and bad cholesterol, were stable during that period, but remain relatively high.
Childhood obesity prevention program in jeopardy
Organizers of "The Youngest Loser" need your help keeping the childhood obesity prevention program available to the community this summer.
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