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  Sunday Reading

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  86 days ago in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens · Authority: 198

  Do you know what your teens text messages mean? Some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. Some college dorms are allowing students to bring their pets to school with
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  Heavy teens run risk of severe liver damage

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  33 days ago in Additional World · Authority: 1

  Heavy teens run risk of severe liver damage by Nutrition blog @ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:15:02 +0000
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  Heavy teens run risk of severe liver damage

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  33 days ago in Additional World · Authority: 1

  Heavy teens run risk of severe liver damage by Nutrition blog @ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:15:03 +0000
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  Vital Signs: Awareness: Better Labels Urged for Caffeine in Drinks

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  38 days ago in Jump On the Health Train · Authority: 2

  Vital Signs: Awareness: Better Labels Urged for Caffeine in Drinks A new study suggests that energy drink labels should list caffeine content and recommended limits, including a warning about use by children. Heavy teens run risk of severe liver damage In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat and have even needed liver transplants. Why Calories Taste Delicious: Eating and the Brain The obesity epidemic has led to increased scientific interest in how the brain controls human feeding behavior. Why do we get hungry? What biological mechanisms tell us what to eat and when to stop eating? It’s long been assumed that two neurobiological mechanisms largely govern food intake: one that controls the need to eat and one that controls the desire to eat. The hypothalamus in the brain regulates the homeostatic control of food intake by receiving, coordinating and responding to metabolic cues and signals from the digestive system. By integrating these metabolic signals, the hypothalamus tells us when we need to eat to maintain a body weight “set point,” much like a thermostat set on a specific temperature. It is clear, however, that higher brain centers that control the desire to eat also substantially influence our food consumption. The dopamine reward system is one such brain center. (When you covet a bowl of chocolate ice cream after dinner, a food that you don’t need to eat for hunger but want to eat, it is your dopamine reward system that gets excited.) In many situations, this desire to eat can override the need to eat, leading people to consume tasty foods even when they’re not hungry. Our inability to forego these rewarding aspects of food intake override long-term homeostatic control, contributing to obesity. [More]
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  Heavy teens run risk of severe liver damage

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  40 days ago in Jump On the Health Train · Authority: 2

  Heavy teens run risk of severe liver damage In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat and have even needed liver transplants.
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  In the New for the Week of September 15, 2009

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  77 days ago in Kelowna Parents - Kelowna Family Events · Authority: 1

  To work or not? When it comes to launching missiles in the Mommy Wars, Sarah Palin has nothing on Christopher Ruhm. On Thursday, the University of North Carolina, Greenboro, economist published a study showing that kids from high-socioeconomic-status families take a long-term hit when their moms work outside the home—at ages 10 and 11, they perform more poorly on cognitive tests and are also more likely to be overweight than those whose high-status mothers leave the workforce. Children from low-status families, on the other hand, don’t seem to suffer as much when their moms work. In fact, many of them do better on the same tests, and they’re more fit, than similarly disadvantaged kids with stay-at-home moms. http://www.newsweek.com/id/158462 Debate afoot over high heels for tots Some people are getting a big kick out of an emerging fashion trend for babies — high heel crib shoes for girls too young to walk. Others are certain it’s yet another sign that the republic really is going to perdition in a handbasket. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26673132/ Autism, measles vaccine link further debunked WASHINGTON - New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26532147/ Kids truly are little germ factories, study proves WASHINGTON - Lots of youngsters on your street? Watch out: Flu may strike your community sooner and harder than it hits the hip singles neighborhood down the road. Flu-shot season begins this month, and for the first time vaccination is being pushed for virtually all children — not just those under 5. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26611205/ Circumcision for baby boys may not be a necessity There is precious little evidence that demonstrates that circumcision of neonatal boys is of any health benefit. A recent study conducted in Victoria, the first of its kind in over 40 years, demonstrated that this surgical procedure is only taking place 31 per cent of the time. http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/kelownacapitalnews/opinion/28276474.html P.E.I. docs want ban on energy drink sales to kids Doctors in Prince Edward Island want the provincial government to ban the sale of caffeine-laden energy drinks to kids. Caffeine not only causes behavioural problems in children, said Dr. Bill Scantlebury, the president of the P.E.I. Medical Society. They also pose serious health risks, too. Many energy drinks contain more caffeine than the recommended daily limit for adults, Scantlebury said. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080914/energy_drinks_080914/20080914/ ‘Take a child outside’ gains some ground ST. LOUIS - A large group of well-meaning officials from several states have a message for you and your family: Go take a hike. They’re urging moms and dads to take their kids away from the television and go outside for some fresh air as part of “Take a Child Outside” week from Sept. 24-30. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26675582/ ‘Super lice’ leave parents scratching their heads Three weeks into Maddie Ratcliff’s first year of school, the South Carolina kindergartner is already the subject of an unwelcome science experiment: What’s the best way to get rid of head lice? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26627227/ Fewer soft drinks offered in schools, report says WASHINGTON - The beverage industry said Wednesday it has continued to make progress in removing non-diet soft drinks from the nation’s schools during the 2007-08 school year. Such beverages now represent less than a quarter of the drinks offered to students. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26644206/ Heavy teens run risk of severe liver damage TRENTON, N.J. - In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. Many more may need a new liver by their 30s or 40s, say experts warning that pediatricians need to be more vigilant. The condition, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver failure or liver cancer, is being seen in kids in the United States, Europe, Australia and even some developing countries, according to a surge of recent medical studies and doctors interviewed by The Associated Press. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26529310/
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  9-10-2008 Important News for Parents of Teens

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  83 days ago in Youth and Teens Today With Vanessa Van Petten: A Guide For Parenting Teenagers · Authority: 150

  News Brought to you by one of our fabulous teen writers: Shannon is a 16 year old from Maryland. She enjoys writing, is pro recycling, and loves the Jonas Brothers. I now have a syndicated Parenting Column that came out in print and online at Epoch Times, I will be doing a column bi-monthly! Breaking News 15-year-old Stabbed in Head with Screwdriver Dies States Should Raise Driving Age Heavy Teens Run Risk of Severe Liver Damage Curbing Binge Drinking Takes Group Effort Waving Goodbye to the Bus Students Forced to Take Mandatory Parenting Classes Articles of Interest VMAs Debate Over ‘Promise Rings’ Does Marriage Help Teen Pregnancy? Sex Ed: Any Link Between What Teens Learn, How They Behave? “Blah Girls” Bring Teen Voice to Celeb Gossip Teen Mothers See Parallels in Palin Twelve Principles For Parenting Teens ‘Brow Raising Man Says He’s Eaten 23,000 Big Macs Since 1972 What are the Odds? Son Gets Same Dorm as Dad Shannon’s Faves Jonas Brothers: No Sex, No Drugs, Just Rock’n'Roll Vanessa’s Faves Hear me on the Kiva Spirit Podcast ! YOUTHFUL WISDOM PRESS is looking for teen submissions! (Always want to give opportunities to teen writers when I can!) Love the ADHD & LD Resource Blog for parents who are searching for information on these conditions–covers topics such as newly diagnosed, treatment options, product reviews, parenting ADHD and/or LD children, etc. I will be on Blog Talk Radio on September 18th! I was listed on AllTop.com recently, they have a great list of the top parenting blogs ! Book of the Week Loose Girl a Memoir of Promiscuity by Kerry Cohen a 9-10-2008 Important News for Parents of Teens
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  84 days ago in Ed Hinerman On Life Insurance · Authority: 14

  New Attack On Your Liver! Remember the good old days when livers were done in by drinking too much? Cirrhosis of the liver can eventually lead to liver failure or liver cancer, kind of a no win situation unless you have a spare hidden in the closet. Now studies show that obesity can lead to a situation called non alcoholic fatty liver disease, which left unchecked (you don’t lose weight), can lead to cirrhosis, failure and cancer and eventually to that hunt for a spare liver. This is becoming alarmingly frequent in young people who, unfortunately, are rarely tested for liver functions. I will continue to beat this obesity issue to death just on the off chance that someone, even if they aren’t in the market for life insurance, will read and learn that the number of ways that those extra pounds can kill you is simply staggering. Diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, several kinds of cancer and yes, liver disease. Just a few plugs for common sense. If you are obese and don’t have any of these things going on yet, buy life insurance now. If you are obese and can’t lose weight through traditional methods, seriously consider gastric bypass. Forget those people who say that’s just taking the easy way out of your problem. This is about your life and saving it. Just consider it. Talk to your doctor. Bottom line. The weight of obesity is crushing our nation and especially the young people. Overweight teens have no concept of the problems they will be facing in their 30’s and 40’s if they don’t do something now.
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  Liver Disease Showing Up in Obese Kids

  http://www.cenewsblog.com/main_news/2008/09/liver-disease-s....
  84 days ago in Main News · Authority: 5

  Doctors are giving us another good reason to work out and eat healthier food: More and more overweight kids are getting liver disease, and they'll likely need liver transplants to stay alive. The human liver can't handle too much body fat. Obese people with fatty diets of pizza and cheeseburgers are damaging their livers without knowing it. "It really has been only in the last two or three years that this has become more commonplace," Dr. Ann Scheimann of Johns Hopkins Children's Center told The Associated Press. "It is scary." The American Academy of Pediatrics now suggests blood tests every two years to check for signs of liver damage in obese children. Read the story of one boy who nearly died from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and find the warning signs at these links. *Do you think kids pay enough attention to their health? Are kids in general getting better or worse at staying healthy? Tell us by clicking on "Comments" below.

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