:: June 2009

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Overweight Male Teens With Normal Blood Pressures Showing Signs Of Heart Damage “Even while their blood pressures are still normal, overweight male teens may have elevated levels of a hormone known to increase pressures as well as early signs of heart damage, researchers say.”

NGC - Dietary recommendations for children and adolescents: a guideline for practitioners: consensus statement from the American Heart Association. (2005)

NGC - OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENT (GUIDELINE SYNTHESIS)

NGC - Overweight in children and adolescents: pathophysiology, consequences, prevention, and treatment. (2005)

NGC - Primary prevention of childhood obesity. (2005)

NGC - Screening and interventions for overweight in children and adolescents: recommendation statement. (2005)

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NIH - Obesity in Children

NIH - Child Nutrition

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Weight problems and children

NIH - Obesity and Your Environment

NIH - Obesity in Children

NIH - Weight-control Information Network

Diet and Health

Fitness - Exercise

Diet and Health

Development of Fatness, Fitness, and Lifestyle From Adolescence to the Age of 36 Years (Arch Intern Med. 2005) "Conclusions Fatness, fitness, and lifestyle are important determinants of the metabolic syndrome in young adults. More important, these associations were independent of each other and, therefore, represent separate potential targets for the prevention of the metabolic syndrome. Our study further suggests that intervening early in life (eg, in the period of transition from adolescence to adulthood) may be a fruitful area for prevention of the metabolic syndrome."

Fitness - Exercise

Sedentary behaviour, physical activity and weight problems in adolescents in Wales. (Public Health. 2005) "CONCLUSIONS: Sedentary behaviour and physical activity in early adolescence both influenced body mass in late adolescence. Results indicated that promoting healthy diets and physical activities may have long-term health benefits for young people."