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Download full textErvin, R. Bethene; Kit, Brian K.; Carroll, Margaret D.; Ogden, Cynthia L. – National Center for Health Statistics, 2012
The consumption of added sugars, which are sweeteners added to processed and prepared foods, has been associated with measures of cardiovascular disease risk among adolescents, including adverse cholesterol concentrations. Although the percent of daily calories derived from added sugars declined between 1999-2000 and 2007-2008, consumption of…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Dietetics, Food, Child Health
Martinez, Gladys; Abma, Joyce; Copen, Casey – National Center for Health Statistics, 2010
Sex education in schools and other places, as well as received from parents, provides adolescents with information to make informed choices about sex at a crucial period of their development. Using data from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), this report examines the percentage of male and female teenagers 15-19 years who…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sex Education, Contraception, Pregnancy
Ogden, Cynthia L.; Lamb, Molly M.; Carroll, Margaret D.; Flegal, Katherine M. – National Center for Health Statistics, 2010
In 2007-2008 almost 17% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years were obese. Childhood obesity often tracks to adulthood and, in the short run, childhood obesity can lead to psychosocial problems and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and abnormal glucose tolerance or diabetes. Studies have suggested that…
Descriptors: Obesity, Socioeconomic Status, Children, Adolescents
