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Child and adolescent obesity is also associated with increased risk of emotional problems. Teens with weight problems tend to have much lower self-esteem and be less popular with their peers. Depression, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder can also occur.
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www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/obesity_in_chi...
www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/obesity_in_children_and_teens
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Obesity is bad news for both body and mind. Not only can it make a person feel tired and uncomfortable, carrying extra weight puts added stress on the body, especially the bones and joints of the legs. As they get older, kids and teens who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes and heart disease.
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kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/dieting/obesity.html
kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/dieting/obesity.html
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Obesity among teens has become a major epidemic. More teens are overweight now than at any time in history. ... Obesity among teens has become a major epidemic. More teens are overweight now than at any time in history. A January 2000 report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the single...
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www.drgreene.com/21_265.html
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Paris' two college-age sisters ballooned into obesity in their teens. The family's pediatrician, Dr. Cathy Joyce, says that often happens — teens put on weight, go off to college, and come back obese.
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www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2010-01-31-teen...
www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2010-01-31-teen-obesity_N.htm
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Kevin Zhou argues that media coverage of obesity in teens overlooks the flipside of the story -- the dangers of teens who will do anything to stay slim. ... After watching reporters lambaste obesity, teens might find simply not eating more attractive than putting on pounds.
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www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/editorial/obesity_9...
www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/editorial/obesity_9-29.html
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For Parents of Overweight Teens. 'Obesity Tax' Calls Attention to Financial Costs of Excess Weight. New York Gov. David Patterson plans to overcome the ...
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www.overweightteen.com/
www.overweightteen.com/
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the problem of teenage obesity is now at its highest level in U.S. history. About 15% of teens are obese today, compared to just 5% in the 1960s.
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www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/109_jan29/cut.htm...
www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/109_jan29/cut.html
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Obesity in teens has risen over the past twenty years and something needs to be done about it to help them. Plus being an obese teenager is not fun at all socially , and most, if not all obese teens really want help losing their weight.
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www.buzzle.com/articles/teenager-obesity/
www.buzzle.com/articles/teenager-obesity/
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America's physicians are probably underestimating the problem the of teenage obesity, which means that as many as 2.1 million teens who already have evidence of dangerous complications of obesity are 'slipping' through a dangerous gap in diagnostic measurements. ... Off-the-Charts Teens Evade Growth Chart Diagnosis...
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www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20040308/doctors-underesti...
www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20040308/doctors-underestimate-teenage-obesity
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