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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
Hamilton, Brady E.; Ventura, Stephanie J. – National Center for Health Statistics, 2012
Teen childbearing has been generally on a long-term decline in the United States since the late 1950s. In spite of these declines, the U.S. teen birth rate remains one of the highest among other industrialized countries. Moreover, childbearing by teenagers continues to be a matter of public concern because of the elevated health risks for teen…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Birth Rate, Adolescents, Early Parenthood
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
