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In Young Girls, Obesity Linked to Early Puberty, Analysis Reveals
Title: In Young Girls, Obesity Linked to Early Puberty, Analysis Reveals Category: Health News Created: 7/28/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/29/2010
New U.Va center aims to prevent risky behavior
CHARLOTTESVILLE Smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, obesity, gangs, bullying, eating disorders, sex, school dropout, speeding the prevention of risky adolescent behaviors like these is the goal of a new center at the Curry School of Education, Youth-Nex: The U.Va. Center to Promote Effective Youth Development.
Early Puberty Tied To Obesity In Girls
A review of more than 100 studies found overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do. While some researchers have argued hitting puberty early in life makes a person at higher risk for metabolic syndrome and diabetes, Emily Walvoord, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist and review author, found such diseases are not linked to early puberty, but obesity. The review appears online ...
Obesity linked to early puberty in girls
A review of more than 100 studies found overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do.
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Critic depicts NYU centre as a hectic Lap-Band factory; Lack of long-term data worries some obesity experts
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: Obesity Linked to Poor School Performance
A new study shows that the adolescents with type 2 diabetes did more poorly across the board on mental performance tests. They also showed smaller brain volume and the frontal lobes.
Early puberty linked to obesity in girls
Washington, July 27 : An analysis of as many as 100 studies has revealed that overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do.
Targeting Teens for Gastric Bands
The NYU bariatric surgery practice where she worked is widely considered one of the world's most experienced. But in an interview with Reuters, Pal described the facility as a hectic Lap-Band factory.
Teens losing sleep to late-night technology
Number of teens losing sleep to late-night technology use is enough to keep parents and researchers up at night A relaxing summer evening for 18-year-old Ross Nikides last week went like this:
Special report: Targeting teens for gastric bands
After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough. A petite surgical resident now aged 40, she began quietly calling patients about to undergo the weight-loss procedure at New York University's Medical Center, telling them she feared for their safety.
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