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All entries tagged with teensPoll: Schools Breath Testing Students
I don't think anyone would argue that underage drinking is a huge problem.
Not only does it reap havoc on the health of developing teens, but the impacts on society are devastating as well. As a former teacher, I would often have students who were possibly intoxicated while in class or nursing a hang-over from the night before.
Foxborough School in MA is taking action by breath testing students at dances, extra-curricular activities and even during the school day if alcohol use is suspected.
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Why Do We Eat Fast Food?
A survey from the journal Obesity, Relationship of Attitudes Toward Fast Food and Frequency of Fast-food Intake in Adults, found that knowing fast food is unhealthy isn't stopping us from eating it.» Continue...
Teen Vegetarians more Likely to Have Eating Disorders
Flickr: I was determined to pass up the opportunity to comment on this story as these types of studies tend to be a slippery slope of misinterpretation. The more opinions I read, however, the more I felt a more detailed look was in order.» Continue...
Teens, Vitamin D and Risk Factors
No other vitamin has gotten as much press as vitamin D in the past 5 years. Most of the vitamin D literature however has focused on the adult and older adult population. A recent study presented at the American Heart Association scientific meeting has now shown that teens with low levels of vitamin D are at greater risk of high blood pressure, high blood sugar and metabolic syndrome.
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