Studies: Lured by sweet drinks, teen girls consuming more alcohol
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The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is rising faster than that of boys, and on average, the girls take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical Association
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Women who drink more than one sweetened soft drink a day are slightly more likely to develop diabetes than women who drink less than one a month, according to a new study.    But critics of the study noted the same conclusion might be drawn from examining eating habits involving other forms of junk food, too...
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The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is increasing more rapidly than that of boys, and girls on average take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical
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New research shows that the more added sugar kids get from sodas, sweets and fruit drinks, the less they get of the things they need in their diets to stay healthy.
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Teenage girls are more likely than boys to have engaged in creating most kinds of online content, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
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American researchers have revealed that women who drink higher amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and gaining weight.
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NEW YORK  - College parties that boast drinking games or sexualized themes or costumes may encourage students to drink to a particularly excessive degree, a new study suggests.
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Parents who believe their young teen is likely to drink excessively may prompt him or her to adopt drinking behaviors that mirror those negative expectations, according to a study from Iowa State University.
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Women who drink more than one sweetened soft drink a day are slightly more likely to develop diabetes than women who drink less than one a month, according to a new study.
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French youngsters are smoking and   drinking less but are increasingly indulging in the sort of   weekend drinking binges usually associated with their British   counterparts, a government study showed on Tuesday.
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Youngsters who begin puberty at an early age are more likely to experiment with and abuse alcohol, tobacco and marijuana than kids who start puberty at a later age, says an Australian study in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics.
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A national study released Thursday showed that teenagers whose friends were sexually active were more likely to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs.
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Teens who drink alcohol could be caught three days later under a high school's new testing policy for students.
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Teen binge-drinkers are more likely to use drugs, become alcoholics and have criminal convictions, research shows.
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CHICAGO The American Medical Association says sweet alcoholic drinks, often referred to as &quot;alco-pop,&quot; are luring a troubling number of teens to engage in underage drinking.
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NEW YORK  - When it comes to alcohol, many teenagers may take a cue from their parents, new research suggests.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Three or more drinks a day boosts a woman&#39;s risk for breast cancer by 30 percent. And it doesn&#39;t seem to matter which form of alcohol -- wine, beer, or spirits -- is consumed, researchers report.