News tagged with overweight teens

For obese teens, weight problems persist into young adulthood

The older teens get, the more likely they are to pack on pounds, and obesity rates climb sharply between adolescence and young adulthood, finds a new study from Australia.

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created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in seven US teens is vitamin D deficient

One in seven American adolescents is vitamin D deficient, according to a new study by researchers in the Department of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College. The findings are published in the March issue of the journal ...

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created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1