Diets For Teenagers Links

Teens who consume diets high in fructose at increased cardiovascular risk

While a fast metabolism may fool some teenagers into developing a sense of invincibility, a new report suggests that a diet high in fructose -- found in processed foods like soda, baked goods, lunch meats and condiments -- can put teens at cardiovascular risk.

Do detox diets really work?

Do they really cleanse the body? Is there one you recommend?

Six teen salt bombs

Who’s eating America’s saltiest diet? Teenagers — who get an average of 3,800 milligrams of sodium a day, way beyond the 1,500 to 2,300 mg recommended by heart-health experts.

Rich: Don't call me Granny

When you've known someone since you were teenagers and have shared deep secrets ranging from boys to money to worries and wishes, you think you know them well and that there is nothing they can do or think that will surprise you.

Overweight linked to acne in teen girls

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight girls in their late teens were twice as likely as their normal-weight peers to report having a lot of acne in a large new survey of Norwegian teenagers that did not find the same link in boys. Some 3,600 young people in Oslo, aged 18 and 19, provided information on their pimples, weight, diet and other health and lifestyle factors. Only about a tenth of the ...