Hey all. I was wondering if you guys and gals could provide a little help. I’m trying to find some statistics on overweight adolescents, and studies that show the negative health effects of being overweight. This is for a friend of mine who is trying to convince his mother that she should put her other son on a diet. It may or may not work, but at least she’ll have the research in front of her. If anyone has any sources I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance
For statistics, I would check out www.cdc.gov
For studies, I would go to PubMed and just run a search. Also, a good reference would be the ACSM Manual for Exercise Testing and Prescription.
Eric, thanks so much, I’ll do as you suggest. Again, I appreciate it.
Get any info on diabetes or insulin resistance.Tell her to keep an eye on discovery health channel (may even be on their website) they have 30 min to 1 hour episodes on it. For a kid, more serious issues as there is increase likelihood of diabetes, heart attacks in there teens or twenties, increase incidence of cancer.
Hope it helps.
Peace,
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No prob. I’ll see if I can dig some more stuff tomorrow. I’ve got access to a ton of databases on campus.