Imp: READ: Teenagers in 2012 At Increased Risk For Heart Disease

According to recent data from the National and Nutrition Examination Survey study, (NHANES)(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm), teenagers growing up today may be at increased risk for heart disease, mainly as the result of excess weight gain which can predispose them to development of metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by central obesity, elevated blood sugar, elevated triglycerides ...

More teens at risk for heart attacks and strokes

The number of U.S. teenagers at risk for heart attacks and stroke has risen dramatically over the past decade.

Federal Exercise Recommendations Prove too Rigorous for the Average American

The United States government has issued recommendations on the proper amount of exercise required for adults to stay healthy. The recommendations were created by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP). They say that adults between ages 18 and 64 should get about four hours of physical activity each week. Of this, one hour and fifteen minutes should consist of vigorous activity ...

"Pre-diabetes," diabetes rising among U.S. teens

By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of U.S. teenagers with "pre-diabetes" or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years -- though obesity and other heart risk factors have held steady, government researchers reported Monday. The good news, the researchers say, is that teen obesity rates leveled off between 1999 and 2008 -- hovering between 18 percent ...

Obese teenagers 'may already have suffered lasting heart damage'

Wales’ generation of obese teenagers may already have suffered lasting damage to their hearts, according to troubling research findings published today.