Dieting Teens Often Adopt Risky Practices
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New York  - Among teens in one Los Angles  public school, 60 percent reported dieting at some point in  their lives -- primarily before the age of 14 -- and many said  they skipped meals or vomited to control their weight.
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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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NEW YORK  - Teenage fans of TV wrestling are more likely than their peers to be aggressive or take chances with their health, a study suggests.
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Teen girls who frequently weighed themselves were more likely than others to resort to unhealthy dieting measures, and some ended up gaining close to twice as much weight, a study of Minnesota students found.
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The first national study to interview teenagers about on-the-job dangers found many violations of federal laws, including sizable numbers performing risky tasks or working too late on school nights.
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SATURDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- American teens are getting slightly better at using sunscreen but have failed to adopt other sun-protection habits and continue to get too many sunburns, according to research from the American Cancer Society.
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NEW YORK  - Children's tendency to become overweight might have something to do with how their mothers urge them to eat, a new study hints.
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A study by researchers at King&#39;s College in London has found overweight children are at risk for becoming bulimic adults. The study examined 154 twin sisters, one of each developed an eating disorder.
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Children who have a poor diet are more likely to become aggressive and anti-social, US researchers believe.
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More kids appear to be playing a risky game that can lead to accidental strangulation.
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Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Despite the importance of  nutrition in managing type 1 diabetes, eating disorders and  unhealthy weight-control tactics are not uncommon in young  women with the disease -- and the combination can lead to  serious complications, a new study shows.
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Cellphone cameras and text messages, social networking Web sites, e-mail and instant messaging, all give teenagers a wider range of ways to play tricks on one another.
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New research shows that bariatric surgeries, like gastric bypass, are safer and more effective than originally thought, especially for teenagers and seniors. But patients have to be sure to watch their alcohol intake
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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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The surest way to get teenagers to do something is to tell them not to.
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About 1 million US teenagers have high blood pressure, high blood-sugar levels or other conditions that may put them at risk of heart disease later in life, according to an American Heart Association report.