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New research found that obese teens do not completely understand the relationship between exercise and weight loss. An analysis from the Philadelphia Youth Risk Behavioral Survey found that from a group of 44,000 teens, obese girls that were trying to lose weight were more likely than obese boys to participate in 60 minutes of activity […]

HealthDay News posted about a recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, indicating that obese teens are not any more likely to be depressed than their normal weight peers. The research group consisted of 51 severely obese teens, ranging from 7th-12th grade and a similar group of non-obese teens. The obese teens had […]

CNN posted an article this week about a new study finding that teenage boys who are overweight – even just slightly overweight – are at an increased risk of heart disease later in life. The study findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, indicate that even if these teenagers slimmed down as they […]

The American Heart Association (AHA) has released the findings from its most recent Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism/Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Scientific Session. Researchers reported about a study examining the relationship between obesity and diet in teenagers, ages 11 through 19.  The study highlights that while obese teens may feel healthy, blood tests show […]