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Child and adolescent obesity is also associated with increased risk of emotional problems. Teens with weight problems tend to have much lower self-esteem and be less popular with their peers.
Body Mass Indicator for Children and Teens. Centers for Disease Control. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Defining Obesity.
Obesity among teens has become a major epidemic. More teens are overweight now than at any time in history. ... Childhood Obesity
The American Obesity Association (AOA) does not recommend dieting for teens because it can prevent them from growing to their full height.
Kevin Zhou argues that media coverage of obesity in teens overlooks the flipside of the story -- the dangers of teens who will do anything to stay slim.
Obesity is bad news for both body and mind. ... The health problems that affect overweight teens include:
Older American teenagers living in poverty have grown fatter at a higher rate than their peers, according to research that seems to underscore the unequal burden of obesity on the nation's poor.
The obesity-income gap, documented in a study appearing ... Other studies also have shown that fast-food and soft-drink companies have successfully marketed their products to minority teens, she said.
The rapid rise in living standards has gone hand in hand with a surge in obesity in Ireland, the study in the British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reveals.
Teens who are obese face a lot of physical difficulties, but Swedish researchers report that many obese teens struggle with painful emotional issues, too. ... The Emotional Toll of Obesity
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