News Roundup of Recent Stores: Childhood Obesity, Teen Health, and More

Following are some recent news highlights about children and families, along with related data from kidsdata.org:

Childhood Obesity (see related data):

• Obese African American Children at Higher Risk for Hypertension than Obese White Children, Research Shows
  (HealthDay, 9/21/12, by Gray)

• Obese Kids as Young as 6 May Be at Risk for Heart Issues, Research Finds
  (WebMD, 9/25/12, by Boyles)

Nutrition and Physical Fitness (see related data):

• California Lunches for Low-Income Children Get More Healthful
  (Healthycal.org, 10/2/12, by Flores)

• Institute of Medicine Suggests Using Different Tests to Gauge Kids’ Fitness
  (MedPage, 9/27/12, by Pittman)

• Study: Children Ages 2-19 Consume 7 Trillion Calories from Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Per Year
  (Scientific American, 9/27/12)

• Study: Untreated Food Allergies More Likely in Poor, Minority Children
  (U.S. News, 9/21/12)

• CDC: U.S. Kids Eat Nearly As Much Salt As Adults, Leading to Health Risks
  (NPR, 9/17/12, by Aubrey)

Teen Health (see related data):

• Texting Linked to Rise in Pedestrian Injuries and Deaths Among Teens, Study Finds
  (NBC News, 9/23/12, by Urist)

• CDC: Teens Who Report Drinking and Driving Down 54% from 1991
  (LA Times, 10/1/12, by Brown)

• Report: Poor Sleep in Teens Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Problems Later in Life
  (Reuters, 10/2/12, by Norton)

• Teens Not Drawn to Danger, Just Have Tolerance for Risk Uncertainty, Study Finds
  (HealthDay, 10/1/12, by Gray)

Posted by kidsdata.org

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