Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Poor diet puts teenagers' health at risk

A quarter of Australian teenagers eat fast food everyday and more than a third hardly ever eat fruit, a Deakin University study has found.

Read more »

Keywords: poor, diet, puts, teenagers, health, risk, put, teenager

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Poor diet puts teenagers' health at risk":

1. Healthy children of a lower socioeconomic class sleep worse than those of middle class
   06-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Children from a lower socioeconomic environment have worse sleeping patterns than children from middle class status. Excessive daytime sleepiness due to poor sleep the night before may have a negative impact on a child's academic performance and also put them at risk for developing health problems.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. MRI identifies 'hidden' fat that puts adolescents at risk for disease
   02-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Single-slice magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a fast, non-invasive way to measure intra-abdominal fat, which when excessive, may put children and teenagers at risk for developing heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. Inclusion of too few women in clinical drug research puts them at risk
   10-18-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Not enough women are being included in European clinical drug trials, despite the acknowledged gender differences in the effectiveness of treatments, say public health researchers in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. 'Extreme' teenagers
   10-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Adolescents have grown taller and put on weight over the last 30 years, but the problem of underweight teens may be worse, a study in the online open access journal BMC Public Health suggests. An analysis of the height, weight and body-mass index of teenagers during 1966-1969 and 1995-1997 in Norway demonstrates a shift towards taller and heavier teenagers, but also hints that there are more underweight adolescents.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Study suggests link between obesity, poor bone health
   11-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Being overweight is a known risk factor for heart disease, diabetes and a host of other health conditions. Now, a University of Georgia study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that obesity may also be bad for bone health.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. UMass Medical School study finds patients diagnosed with coronary heart disease continue poor diets
   01-30-2008 · EurekAlert!
   More than 13 million Americans have survived a heart attack or have been diagnosed with coronary heart disease, the number one cause of death in the United States. In addition to medications, lifestyle changes, such as a healthy diet and exercise, are known to reduce the risk for subsequent cardiac events. Despite this evidence, a high proportion of heart attack survivors do not follow their doctor's advice to adhere to a healthy diet.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Poor people in well-to-do neighborhoods face higher death rates
   10-31-2006 · EurekAlert!
   By living in a well-to-do neighborhood, poor people increase their risk of death, according to a new study by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers to be published in the December issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Kids at risk: Assessing diet and exercise behaviors in adolescents
   01-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Do adolescents get enough exercise and eat the right foods? Is there too much fat in their diets? In a study published in the February 2007 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers analyzed the behavior of almost 900 11-to-15 year-olds and found that nearly 80 percent had multiple physical activity and dietary risk behaviors, almost half had at least three risk behaviors, and only 2 percent met all four of the health guidelines in the study.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Metabolic syndrome affects nearly 1 in 10 US teens
   01-25-2008 · EurekAlert!
   About nine percent of teenagers may have metabolic syndrome, a clustering of risk factors that put them on the path toward heart disease and diabetes in adulthood. This shocking statistic represents some of the first concentrated efforts to define and measure metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents -- a necessary starting point for combating the problem, but one that has proven even trickier in youth than it has been in adults.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Researchers investigate impact of lifestyle on GI health
    05-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
    According to new research presented today at Digestive Disease Week® 2007 (DDW®), lifestyle factors like choosing your diet regimen or ordering an appetizer for dinner may have a significant impact on the gastrointestinal (GI) system, affecting your risk for certain diseases, weight and general GI-related activity.
    Similar news · Read more »