Focus on teen health

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FOCUS ON
TEEN HEALTH

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Teen Health And Fitness

• The teen years are a period of rapid growth and
  hormonal changes. The body transits from
  childhood to adulthood. It is wise to take good
  care of yourself during this critical period.
  There are many factors which affect the teen
  growth. This involves diet and exercise among
  other things. It is so important during this
  period of your life that you have a balanced and
  nutritious diet.

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• Of course along with your attention to school,
  you must devote certain time to a regular
  exercise routine. Enough fruits and vegetables
  should be included in your diet. They provide the
  necessary vitamins and minerals that are crucial
  to your growth and development. Of course it goes
  without saying, that you should consume adequate
  carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Both excess and
  scarcity of any of the components of a diet is
  bad.

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Serious Condition Teen Depression

• Teen depression is a serious condition that
  affects emotions, thought and behaviors. Although
  teen depression isn't medically different from
  depression in adults, teenagers often have unique
  challenges and symptoms. Issues such as peer
  pressure, academic expectations and changing
  bodies can bring a lot of ups and downs for
  teens. Also called major depression and major
  depressive disorder, teen depression isn't a
  weakness or something that can be overcome with
  willpower.

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• Like depression in adults, teen depression is a
  medical condition that can have serious
  consequences. However, for most teens, teen
  depression symptoms ease with treatment such as
  medication and psychological counseling.

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• Cutting is the practice of teens who purposely
  injure themselves by using a sharp object to
  scratch or cut their skin deep enough to draw
  blood. It's a type of self-injury behavior
  typically seen more often among younger teen
  girls, although older teens and boys can also
  engage in cutting.

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Treatment For Teenagers

• Obesity is becoming more and more common and
  seems to be spreading much like an epidemic, with
  more children becoming extremely morbidly obese
  than ever before. While dietary and behavioral
  approaches represent the first line of treatment
  for childhood obesity, bariatric or weight loss
  surgery is increasingly being considered as an
  appropriate option for the treatment of teens and
  even a few children in pre-teen years when they
  have obesity-related health and quality of life
  problems.

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• This trend is largely due to the better
  understanding that we have about surgery. Also,
  doctors and patients realize lifestyle changes
  and dieting are fairly ineffective for those with
  extreme obesity. Furthermore, weight loss surgery
  is being seen by parents, pediatricians, and even
  government officials as a beneficial and
  generally safe way to help younger patients with
  severe obesity.

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