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		<title>Summer Reading Isn&#8217;t for the Birds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Lexington, Mass., my hometown, teens are reading books like “Into the Wild” (Jon Krakauer), “The Awakening” (Kate Chopin) and “A Street Car Named Desire” (Tennessee Williams, of course). But they’re not necessarily at the local library or bookstore because they’re bibliophiles – this literature is required reading at the Lexington High School.
When my son [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/summer-reading-isnt-for-the-birds/</link>
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		<title>A Gen Xer Shuns Fad Diets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Samantha Burns
Have you ever heard of the grapefruit and celery diet?  What about the juice fast? You’re not alone if you have tried one of these extreme fad diets in order to shed some extra pounds.  With so much emphasis in the media about childhood obesity, it may be easy for teens losing weight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/a-gen-xer-shuns-fad-diets/</link>
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		<title>The First Lady Weighs in on Childhood Obesity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s nothing like some sound advice on how to stem the child obesity epidemic.
Even better when that advice comes from none other than the First Lady, as it did recently during a live video chat on the government web site for Let’s Move!—the new site devoted to Michelle Obama’s signature cause of helping kids eat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/the-first-lady-weighs-in-on-childhood-obesity/</link>
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		<title>Putting the Lid on Summer Drinking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Samantha Burns
Summer’s almost halfway over. For teens getting ready for college, it’s a carefree time. Academic responsibilities are done with, for now. Teens want to celebrate their high school graduation and acceptance to college, and spend time with friends from whom they’ll soon separate.
They also might drink more.
So says University of Rhode Island psychology [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/putting-the-lid-on-summer-drinking/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Huge&#8217; Tackles Big Issue of Obesity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ABC’s new show Huge has just hit the airwaves and is generating some BIG buzz. Huge is about a bunch of teens at “fat camp.” They all have different reasons for going (some chose to, some had parents who forced them) and different attitudes about losing weight. 
The main character, Willamina (played by Hairspray’s Nikki [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/huge-tackles-big-issue-of-obesity/</link>
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		<title>Burn, Baby, Burn??? Some Heat Wave Thoughts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Samantha Burns
Over the Fourth of July and into this week, temperatures on the East Coast, where I live, have crept into triple digits. As the record heat wave continues, people flock to the beach and lounge by the pool to keep themselves cool.  And many take advantage of these beautiful and intense days by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/burn-baby-burn-some-heat-wave-thoughts/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;What Were You Thinking?!?!&#8217; Teen Brains Make Our Heads Spin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We at BodiMojo love reading about the latest developments about teen brain development.  One of my favorite books, The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids, by New York Times life science writer and a parent, Barbara Stauch, puts a lot of teen behavior into context and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/what-were-you-thinking-teen-brains-make-our-heads-spin/</link>
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		<title>BodiMojo goes to Salzburg: International Conference on Eating Disorders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BodiMojo founder Tara Cousineau, Ph.D, recently attended a meeting of the Academy of Eating Disorders, June 10-12, in Salzburg, Austria. The 2010 International Conference on Eating Disorders is a primary gathering place for professionals and advocates engaged in research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. ICED attendees, faculty, supporters and exhibitors create a unique and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/bodimojo-goes-to-salzburg-international-conference-on-eating-disorders/</link>
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		<title>Eating Disorders: Not just an Adolescent Illness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eating disorders are often depicted as the tragic consequence of  teen fame, but women of all ages can suffer from its hold. A surprising number of “Desperate Housewives” in their late 40s and 50s are relapsing after having overcome an eating disorder in their youth, while others are experiencing them for the first time in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/eating-disorders-not-just-an-adolescent-illness/</link>
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		<title>Teen Brains Wired for Risky Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday evening my 17-year-old son coasted into the driveway on his bike after a long day at school and work.
He had on headphones—and no bike helmet.
I just looked at him and said: “Again?!”
We have been fighting this battle now for months. He doesn’t like to wear his helmet. He likes to listen to music during [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/teen-brains-wired-for-risky-business/</link>
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