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"* Low levels of vitamin D were associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, high blood sugar and metabolic syndrome in teenagers. * The highest levels of vitamin D were found in whites, the lowest levels in blacks and intermediate levels in Mexican-Americans. PALM HARBOR, Fla., March 11, 2009 - Low levels of vitamin D were associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure, high blood sugar and metabolic syndrome in teenagers, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 49th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention."

Teenage girls and elderly women living in northern Europe have low winter vitamin D status. Andersen R, Mølgaard C, Skovgaard LT, Brot C, Cashman KD, Chabros E, Charzewska J, Flynn A, Jakobsen J, Kärkkäinen M, Kiely M, Lamberg-Allardt C, Moreiras O, Natri AM, O'brien M, Rogalska-Niedzwiedz M, Ovesen L. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Apr;59(4):533-41. PMID: 15714215 doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602108 CONCLUSION: Vitamin D status is low in northern Europe during winter. More than one-third of the adolescent girls have vitamin D status below 25 nmol/l and almost all are below 50 nmol/l. Two-thirds of the elderly community-dwelling women have vitamin D status below 50 nmol/l. Use of vitamin D supplements is a significant positive determinant for S-25OHD for both girls and women (P = 0.001). SPONSORSHIP: The European Fifth Framework Programme (Contract No. QLK1-CT-2000-00623)

Reasons Behind Teenager,s Obesity. | Cute Girl

Acne is a common skin diseases that affects people of all ages and causes pimples. Teenagers mostly suffer from acne because changes in hormone levels in their body. This post talks about the home remedies for acne treatment. Would you like to ...

Acne is a common skin diseases that affects people of all ages and causes pimples. Teenagers mostly suffer from acne because changes in hormone levels in their body. This post talks about the home remedies for acne treatment. Would you like to ...

In the United States, as many as 10 in 100 young women suffer from an eating disorder. Overeating related to tension, poor nutritional habits and food fads are relatively common eating problems for youngsters. In addition, two psychiatric eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia, are on the increase among teenage girls and young women and often run in families.These two eating disorders also occur in boys, but less often.

Unfortunately the average teenager's diet today consists of much too much junk food, sweets and drinks loaded with sugar. Many of them are not aware of the toll this takes on their overall health.

Foods that cause acne. Acne is a common thing in the teenage years. Increased of blood sugar levels will affect the hormonal condition

Though acne is mostly prevalent in teenagers, millions of people around the world are suffering from it on a daily basis. The good news, however, is that you can actually fight back not with medication, but by eating the right foods.

March 11, 2009 -- Low vitamin D levels greatly increase a teenager's risk of diabetes and heart disease, Johns Hopkins researchers find. It is becoming clear that adults who get too little vitamin D are at higher risk for diabetes and heart disease. Now, it appears vitamin D levels also affect these risks earlier in life, say Johns Hopkins researchers Jared P. Reis, PhD, and colleagues.

Many U.S. teenagers -- including half of African Americans -- would be considered vitamin D-deficient if the definition of deficiency were changed to what many experts recommend, a new study finds. Right now, people are considered to have an overt deficiency in vitamin D when blood levels drop below 11 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL), but there is debate over how the optimal vitamin D level should be define

Being overweight or seriously underweight as a teenager curbs life expectancy as much as smoking 10 cigarettes a day, a study suggests.\nSwedish researchers followed 46,000 men from the age of 18 for 38 years.

You would think that someone who eats excessively would be getting all of the vitamins and essential nutrients that their body requires. That is why it is surprising that recent research suggests something very different. We are seeing that among obese teenagers vitamin D deficiency is a very common occurrence.

ntroduction If you are a teenager, you probably want to get rid of the pimples that have developed on your face. Well you are not alone, over 48 million teenagers have this problem and it is linked to puberty. Puberty causes you to develop a hormone imbalance that is believed to cause excess sebum (oil) to be secreted by your skin. When this oil is secreted, it clumps the dead skin on your face resulting in the clogging of your pores. This clogging, will trap bacteria in your pores, and in the resulting environment, the bacteria will start to grow. Your body reacts to the growth of the bacteria by sending white blood cells to attack them, which results in acne. So what can you do to reduce acne outbreaks and get rid of pimples? Here are some proven techniques to help you stop your acne and to get rid of your pimples fast.

Eating three regular meals a day with some snacks will help adolescents to meet the nutrition needs. Skipping meals you will miss out on vitamins, minerals

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Too little vitamin D could be bad for more than your bones; it may also lead to fatter adolescents, researchers say.\n\nA Medical College of Georgia study of more than 650 teens age 14-19 has found that those who reported higher vitamin D intakes had lower overall body fat and lower amounts of the fat in the abdomen, a type of fat known as visceral fat, which has been associated with health risks such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and hypertension