A waiver program for overweight teenagers is helping the U.S. Army meet its recruiting goals, but some critics are questioning its long-term wisdom.The Christian Science Monitor said Tuesday while the Pentagon supports the program, some analysts fear the wrong kinds of recruits are getting into uniform.The point is to get the football-player kind of kids. It's not to get the couch-potato kids, ...
Read more...WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A waiver program for overweight teenagers is helping the U.S. Army meet its recruiting goals, but some critics are questioning its long-term wisdom.
Read more...Adolescents who go to school within a half-mile of a fast-food restaurant are more likely to be overweight or obese than kids whose schools are further away, new research suggests.
Read more...The moment of truth has arrived, again. The holidays have passed, the leftovers are dwindling and you have renewed your annual New Year's resolution to get back into shape... for real. Don't worry, you are not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 63 percent of Americans have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in excess of 25 (defined as overweight), while a quarter are greater than ...
Read more...If videogames like "Madden NFL" did not exist, 12-year-old Tom might go outside and toss around a real football -- and he'd have a better chance of sprinting for a touchdown without getting winded. Too much small-screen recreation could undermine physical fitness, Australian researchers have found, in a new study that looks at how e-mail and text messaging, TV, videogames and net surfing affect ...
Read more...Adolescents aren't just big kids, and too many start falling through cracks in the health care system - what a major new report calls missed opportunities to shape the next generation's well-being.
Read more...The waistlines of America's youth are expanding, shrinking the pool of those eligible to join the US military. But an Army program is giving overweight enlistees a second chance – and helping the military with its own expansion.
Read more...(By Joe DePriest, jdepriest@charlotteobserver.com) Kids crave junk food more than fruits and vegetables. And about the only exercise many get is turning on the TV or computer. The result: They pack on the pounds. North Carolina has the fifth-largest number of overweight adolescents in the country. According to the N.C. Nutrition & Physical Activity Surveillance System, 32 percent of Gaston ...
Read more...Games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary activities for people of all ages.
Read more...Times staff writer WASHINGTON — High school students want to be accepted by their peers, said Patrick Coughlin, a guidance counselor at Washington Community High School.
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