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Recent News & Comments About adolescent obesity
In Young Girls, Obesity Linked to Early Puberty, Analysis Reveals
Title: In Young Girls, Obesity Linked to Early Puberty, Analysis Reveals Category: Health News Created: 7/28/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/29/2010
Study uses text messages to increase medication compliance in adolescent diabetes patients
Jennifer Dyer, MD, MPH, an endocrinologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital, has developed and completed a pilot study that uses weekly, customized text messages to remind adolescent diabetes patients about their personal treatment activities. At the conclusion of the study, Dr. Dyer found an increase in overall treatment adherence and improved blood glucose levels.
New U.Va center aims to prevent risky behavior
CHARLOTTESVILLE Smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, obesity, gangs, bullying, eating disorders, sex, school dropout, speeding the prevention of risky adolescent behaviors like these is the goal of a new center at the Curry School of Education, Youth-Nex: The U.Va. Center to Promote Effective Youth Development.
Seasonal Changes Can Put Teens' Sleep/Wake Cycles Off Track
Longer daylight hours in spring spur hormonal changes linked to late bedtimes, less sleep, study finds.
Probing Question: Do boys or girls suffer more from poor body image?
Picture a crowded beach at the height of summer. Boys and girls of all shapes and sizes cavort in the waves and lounge on beach towels. It`s the skin-baring season -- and that can exacerbate body image woes for many teens. Who do you think is most unhappy with their bodies? Underweight or overweight? Girls or boys?
Early Puberty Tied To Obesity In Girls
A review of more than 100 studies found overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do. While some researchers have argued hitting puberty early in life makes a person at higher risk for metabolic syndrome and diabetes, Emily Walvoord, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist and review author, found such diseases are not linked to early puberty, but obesity. The review appears online ...
Obesity linked to early puberty in girls
A review of more than 100 studies found overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do.
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Critic depicts NYU centre as a hectic Lap-Band factory; Lack of long-term data worries some obesity experts
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: Obesity Linked to Poor School Performance
A new study shows that the adolescents with type 2 diabetes did more poorly across the board on mental performance tests. They also showed smaller brain volume and the frontal lobes.
Early puberty linked to obesity in girls
Washington, July 27 : An analysis of as many as 100 studies has revealed that overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do.
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