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Entries Tagged as 'Teen Health'

Stemming the Tide of Obesity

May 13th, 2010 by Karen Feldscher · No Comments · Current Events, Healthy Eating, Obesity Prevention, Teen Health, healthcare

Checking out recent health-related headlines, I found plenty about childhood obesity—as usual. Such as:
*  Children are more likely to be bullied if they’re overweight or obese.
* Boys who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight or obese.
* Kids who live in the southern states are more likely to be obese than [...]

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Can Teens’ Online Behaviors be Corralled for Healthy Habits Offline? Clues From the Pew Internet Report

February 5th, 2010 by Tara Cousineau, PhD · No Comments · Healthy Eating, Obesity Prevention, Technology, Teen Health

The Pew Internet and America Life project released its report on how youth are using social media.  It’s packed with interesting statistics — and Anastasia Goodwin at YPulse summarized some of the most interesting findings from the Gen Y lens.  From our perspective at BodiMojo, the report is not only timely, but confirms for us [...]

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