Obese teens may not know how to lose weight – or maybe they’re just making the wrong choices. Recent research found that these obese students have great interest in weight loss, but this intent can mean increased smoking and soda drinking. In this study, almost 76 percent of 44,000 overweight Philadelphia high school students wanted to lose [...]
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Obese Teens Don’t Know How to Lose Weight Properly: Study
November 9th, 2011 by Samantha Burns · No Comments · All Things BodiMojo, Teen Health Talk, Teen Talk
Tags: dieting·drinks·smoking·soda·Teen Talk·teenagers·unhealthy habits·video games
High School Drop-Outs: Who is at Risk?
July 31st, 2010 by Samantha Burns · No Comments · Parent Talk, Teen Health Talk, Teen Talk
by Samantha Burns Did you know that a third of the youth in the United States do not finish high school on time? Are you at risk for dropping out or falling behind? A recent study entitled “Childhood and Adolescent-onset Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Use, and Failure to Graduate High School on Time” published online in [...]
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