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HealthPartners discovered that teens respond better to ad campaigns that address their social concerns than they do to warnings about risks of cancer or heart disease. Armed with that knowledge, HealthPartners created a series of anti-tobacco ads, the first of which was entitled "Garbage Face." In the ad, a teenage girl smokes and then talks about her heartthrob. As the boy approaches her she says, "Hi," and he responds, "Two words: breath mint." While the girl continues to talk, her face morphs into a face of garbage. By the end of the ad, her face becomes an ashtray and viewers get the message that smoking makes your breath stink and hurts your sex appeal.
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After BMI is calculated for children and teens, the BMI number is plotted on the CDC BMI-for-age growth charts (for either girls or boys) to obtain a percentile ranking. Percentiles are the most commonly used indicator to assess the size and growth patterns of individual children in the United States. The percentile indicates the relative position of the child’s BMI number among children of the same sex and age. The growth charts show the weight status categories used with children and teens (underweight, healthy weight, at risk of overweight, and overweight).
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Many of the risks of having sex are the same for teens who have diabetes as for those who don't. And they are big risks. AIDS. Syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, and other sexually transmitted infections. Pregnancy. Add to those, the risks for teens with diabetes, like hypoglycemia and special pregnancy concerns, and it's a lot of concerns to balance.
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Virginity is a precious thing but many teens think of it as no big deal. A casual attitude toward sex is never healthy, regardless of age, and there is nothing wrong with waiting. But what if your boyfriend or girlfriend is pressuring you to have sex? Should you give in just to keep the relationship? Is it fair to expect your partner to wait until you're ready? Honest answers to a tough question.
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The January issue of the journal, Pediatrics and Child Health, just published a study on Canadian teens and sexuality. It found a lot of things. One was that both teens and their mothers overestimated the amount of other kids who were sexually active. Another was that a lot of teens had misinformation about sexually transmitted infections.
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For many teens (43%), oral sex is not seen as being as big a deal as sexual intercourse. Boys and girls see this somewhat differently. While almost half of boys (47%) think that oral sex is not as big of a deal as sexual intercourse, fewer girls feel that way (38%).
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