Keeping a food diary can double a person's weight loss

The quality of nutritional information available on popular Canadian websites: a content analysis

Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet

Obesity levels in China are rising

Eating slowly led to decreases in energy intake within meals in healthy women

Trainee chefs, from The Bournemouth and Poole College on the Specialised Chefs Scholarship, celebrate finishing their studies in one of London’s finest hotels

Eating and weight gain not necessarily linked

Big breakfast 'aids weight loss'

Eating locally produced food has little effect on global warming US study says

Adding cauliflower to ready-to-eat snacks boosts fiber content and nutritional value, a new study has found

Teenagers in Finland and eating problems

Fish diet to avoid fights

US teenagers who eat breakfast each day eat healthier diets and are more active than those who miss breakfast

Warwickshire College has been presented with Heartbeat Awards for providing healthy eating options for students and staff, and for good hygiene standards

A gut hormone that causes people to eat more does so by making food appear more desirable, suggests a new report

Food Allergies: Measuring the Quality of life of teenagers with food hypersensitivity

Reducing salt intake in young parents and their children

One thousand reasons why suspect food additives are hard to avoid

Healthy food costs more in 2008 in poor areas in Notingham
and...in 2002 The price and availability of food in Glasgow

Bigger breakfast prevents middle-age weight gain

Free school meal students and A-level achievement

A low-glycemic diet may help improve acne

Overweight teenagers and their parents
Overweight US teenagers may be more likely to continue practicing extreme eating or weight-control measures when their parents focus too much on weight issues

Network of training centres to improve student meals
The new FEAST network will bring together training providers across England who will offer a wide range of training and support to all those involved in improving school meals.

A new cafe for teenagers and run by young people has opened in Corby.
and
US Teenagers dig in at farmers market:. Working among the organic fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and condiments are Boston teenagers who have found a meaningful way to spend summer and earn money.

Fat Teens Can’t Hunt - not news but rumoured to be in production in Australia.

In the US, BMI is strongly related to young adults' selection of very large portion sizes of energy-dense and high-carbohydrate foods.

Exeter students cook slow food menu

Carshalton College is helping keep the training kitchen alive and filling an industry-wide skills gap in trained chefs.

Many US young adults engage in unhealthy behaviors including 78% consuming fewer than five fruits and vegetables per day

US teenagers are eating fewer fruits and vegetables than in 1999, a new study reveals, and the situation only worsens as teenagers get older.

A study in 'Pediatrics' confirms US adolescents with eating disorders are frequent visitors of pro-eating disorder Web sites, which may promote dangerous behaviors - 'Surfing for Thinness: A Pilot Study of Pro–Eating Disorder Web Site Usage in Adolescents With Eating Disorders'

Not new research...but data that I always enjoy in the run up to Christmas –
"There is no evidence that the average calorific intake or consumption of foods rich in fat and added sugar has increased in the UK since the mid 1980s."

Campaigns on young people's weight are missing the point, says researcher at the University of Bath

Data from the China national surveys showed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 7-18 years increased 28 times and obesity increased four times between 1985 and 2000 a trend that was particularly marked in boys.

Western ideal of a perfect figure is having a negative effect on Chinese teenagers
Distorted weight perception has a detrimental psychological impact on Chinese adolescents.

A new USA report, 'Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?' (2006) shows:-
Strong evidence that television advertising influences children ages 2-11 years and their:

• food and beverage preference and purchase requests,
• food and beverage beliefs,
• short-term consumption.

Ads for Unhealthy Foods May Explain Link Between Television Viewing and Overweight in Children
A US study found that 11-13 year olds who spend more time watching television also eat more of the calorie-dense, low-nutrient foods advertised on television - this is the first time a research team has found evidence for a mechanism explaining that relationship.

Perfectionist fathers can reinforce tendencies toward disordered eating
A US study suggest that fathers, not mothers, are more likely to create pressures leading college-age children to indulge in erratic eating habits that in turn can lead to anorexia, bulimia and other clinical illnesses

Are mass media interventions effective in preventing the uptake of smoking in children and young people?

Dutch law will allow cafe customers to light up tobacco-free pure cannabis joints but ban tobacco and cannabis joints

'We're stuck in the corner': Young women, embodiment and drinking in the countryside

Do US adolescents perceive police officers as credible instructors of substance abuse prevention programs?

There's alcohol in my soap: portrayal and effects of alcohol use in a popular Dutch television series

Toward a Global View of Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Cocaine Use: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Advertising and binge drinking in New Zealand

Advertising, Alcohol and Adolescents
and...
The representation and reception of meaning in alcohol advertising and young people’s drinking

Alcohol advertising and youth

Offering young people drug and alcohol advice at their first brush with trouble can be highly effective in diverting them from harmful usage

German youths are turning away from tobacco and cannabis but there's been an "alarming" rise in binge-drinking

About 15 children a day in Scotland under the age of 17 are arriving at hospital emergency departments drunk and in need of treatment.

‘Binge drinking’ linked to memory loss in teenagers

US college student's prescription drug abuse

Lime and their alcohol education resource

Underage drinking articles from Pediatrics journal

Step-parents influence teenage smoking behaviour

Dutch drugs policy to get 30-year review: concerns that an increasing number of youngsters are getting into trouble with soft drugs such as marijuana

Smoking cessation rates are still lower among
those aged 20 or under

Should cannabis be legal? - UK Youth Parliament

Smoking and relationships: Both adolescent boys and adolescent girls with both-sex attractions or relationships were significantly more likely than those with opposite-sex attractions or relationships to be current smokers.

Smoking - Take the addiction test and calculate how much you will save when you give up

Smoking linked to hearing problems

Young US Adults More Likely To Quit Smoking Successfully

Cannabis supply and young people

The impact of heavy cannabis use on young people

Religiosity and America's adolescent drug use problem

Why do US high school students drink?

Teenagers: smoking, alcohol, other drug addiction and mental illness
"The nicotine in tobacco products poses a significant danger of structural and chemical changes in developing brains that can make teens more vulnerable to alcohol and other drug addiction and to mental illness."

Binge drinking in adolescence and outcomes in adult life
Binge drinking, by British 16 years olds, was associated with an increased risk of a wide range of harmful outcomes at 30 years of age

Teenagers, passive smoking and academic results: Exposure to secondhand smoke at home decreased the odds of passing standardized achievement tests by 30% in 16- and 18-year-olds.

Restricting the availability of alcohol to the under-18s: Fewer pubs and off-licences are persistently selling alcohol to the under-18s according to new Home Office figures.

In New Zealand, for young adults, there is a greater risk of driving under the influence of cannabis than alcohol, and the results are more harmful.

Some anti-smoking ads in the US are simply ineffective, while others actually make young people more likely to light up.

New Zealand - a move to ban BZP (party pills) and classify them as a Class C1 drug like cannabis may create a blackmarket and push people to use harder drugs

Large number of under-18s trying on a regular basis to buy drink in pubs

Cocaine — unlike heroin — has spread to every town and village in Ireland and is common among teenagers

A record 10 million Chinese high school students sit the two-day college entrance exam vying for only 5.7 million of university places - stressed parents "drug" children for exams

An analysis of UK drug policy from a new independent commission says the UK has high drug use and ineffectual drug policies.

and...what works in teaching young people about drugs and drug use? - 'Blueprint' is the largest research programme ever run in the UK.

Scotland's police forces can now use youngsters to catch licensed traders selling alcohol to under-18s.

Every American child will be offered illegal drugs before graduating from high school, most on several occasions - according to a new book, 'High Society: How Substance Abuse Ravages America and What to Do About It' by Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

Young adults’ perceptions of cigarette warning labels in the United States and Canada: Increasing label size and adding graphic colour images of diseased mouths and lungs can affect the attention a message receives and its believability.

US College drinking games: men and women engaged in drinking games at similar rates but was related to alcohol-related consequences in women only.

One-third of young Australians view cannabis use as unacceptable

"The key predictors of (young people's) drug use are parental discipline, family cohesion and parental monitoring"
... from a new Home Office report, "Predictive factors for illicit drug use among young people:a literature review"

Teen boozing fuels jump in brain damage

SMOKING...There is not yet sufficient evidence to test the effectiveness of smoking cessation programmes for adolescents, although some approaches show promise.

and...
There is little strong evidence that school-based programmes are effective in the long term in preventing uptake of smoking.
and...
Children and adolescents' likelihood of starting to smoke may be influenced by the behaviour of their families

Teenage drinkers rely on alcohol in later life - Alcohol becomes an overused tool for weathering the trials of adulthood if a person first uses it as a young teenager.
and...
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00265.x

A tendency toward delinquency or living in a neighborhood where drugs are readily available are just as important in determining whether a young person in the US will abuse marijuana as whether or not he tries cigarettes or alcohol first.

Australian teenagers in lone-parent families were more likely to smoke than those resided in two-parent (couple) families and for young females, the difference in smoking prevalence is striking (25% versus 13%).

'The extent to which tobacco marketing and tobacco use in films contribute to children's use of tobacco' -
a meta-analysis of 51 studies into young people and smoking concludes that a ban on all tobacco promotions is warranted to protect children.

Smoking cessation among US adolescent smokers is relatively rare.

or... try this link

'Cannabis: a drug more dangerous than heroin' from Glasgow's 'The Herald' newspaper

A bill raising the drinking age back to 20 has been given the go ahead by a committee of New Zealand MPs

A new New Zealand DVD has been launched - to educate young people on the dangers of 'P' (methamphetamine) - includes video clip

Current illicit drug use among US youth aged 12-17 continues to decline

If drug prevention in UK schools is ineffectual, as the ACMD’s new report suggests (see 2nd web link), what lessons can we learn?

Even the most observant US parent are oblivious to most of their children’s use and abuse of alcohol, cigarettes and drugs.

In South Africa, nyaope, a mixture of dagga and heroin, is causing inestimable damage among Tshwane's township youth, workers in the field say

Alcohol is a bigger threat to U.S. youth than drugs

The principal of Hamilton's largest school says drugs, violence and alcohol problems are getting worse in Waikato schools in New Zealand.

A toolkit of interventions (designed around drug use and prevention) to assist young people in Australia to negotiate transitional pathways. 93 page pdf (620kb) with recommendations about features to consider in the design and implementation of drug prevention programmes.

Review of grey literature on drug prevention among young people - NICE
Grey studies (non-conventional material) have the potential to provide a topical and valuable description of current drug prevention activities.

How UK parents communicate and supervise young people in relation to alcohol.
Research from the Trust for the Study of Adolescence

UK 11 year olds who smoked just one cigarette were twice as likely to take up smoking within the next few years as their peers who resisted the urge.

Teenagers are twice as likely to develop drinking problems if their mothers are depressed and drink regularly, an Australian study claims
and...
original article

The chance of Dutch teenagers using hard drugs later in life is six times greater among those who use cannabis than among those who don't
This is the conclusion of a study from Amsterdam's Free University.

New USA Web Site Offers Tools to Help Parents Prevent Drug Use
The Courage To Speak Foundation, Inc. (CTS), a non-profit drug prevention organization, launched a new website in Jan 2006,
offering helpful tools to help parents keep their teens away from drugs.

Cannabis use moderately increases the risk of psychotic symptoms in young people but has a much stronger effect in those with evidence of predisposition for psychosis

Alcohol advertising contributes to increased drinking among US youth

Parents not peer pressure responsible for UK teenage binge drinking
and... this link

'It was as useful as a chocolate kettle': sex education in the lives of same-sex-attracted young people in Australia

Frequency of sex after an intervention to decrease sexual risk-taking among African-American adolescent girls: results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial

Young people blamed for rise in sex infection rates

Sex education 'should teach about infertility'

Social networking sites Facebook and Bebo are offering teenagers free chlamydia tests and sex education in conjunction with Bournemouth and Poole Teaching Primary Care Trust

Clinic-in-a-box: sexual health information and contraceptive supplies to young people

Sexual health beliefs, attitudes and perceptions among Black and Minority Ethnic youth

The British vice: we just can't talk about sex

"Determinants of adolescent pregnancy: Factors influencing youth behaviours in a rural Nova Scotia community"- why teenage pregnancy rates are high

US adolescents who receive comprehensive sex education are significantly less likely to become pregnant than adolescents who receive abstinence-only-until-marriage or no formal sex education.

Sexual uses of alcohol and drugs and the associated health risks: a cross sectional study of young people in nine European cities

The perception that American teenagers are engaging in oral sex as a strategy to avoid intercourse is a myth

Doncaster Colleges's drop-in sexual health service

College on-site sexual health services in further education are the norm

National evaluation of one-stop shop models of sexual health provision

HIV prevention and condom acceptability in Maasai culture

What Impact Has England’s Teenage Pregnancy Strategy Had on Young People’s Knowledge of and Access to Contraceptive Services?

Dislike of School, Teenage Pregnancy and Educational Disengagement

Ethical Approaches to Adolescent Participation in Sexual Health Research

Chlamydia trachomatis testing among 13-25-year-olds in non-genitourinary medicine settings.Substantial chlamydial infection was apparent among the young people in this study and positivity rates were highest among postal and clinic testers and those in the 16-19-year age group.

Centre for Health Services Studies - sexual health studies

Youth ‘At Risk’? Young people, sexual health and consent
Anastasia Powell, The University of Melbourne

The sexual health of young UK adults worsened in 2006
and...
how to avoid sexually transmitted infections
including...
how to put a condom on a banana

The Internet and STI remedies
Owing to the stigma associated with sexually transmitted infections, people may choose self-treatment remedies from the internet - but they may prove hazardous

Young people and sexual behaviour
One US study found that teenagers who have sex at an early age may be less inclined to exhibit delinquent behavior in early adulthood.
Another US study identified a number of key factors that contributed to teenagers having early sexual experiences.

Sexual assault prevention education for young people: an Australian report on the first stage of a three-year project - What emerges is a mismatch between the education that young people are provided with and the kinds of experiences they are having in their own relationships.

Improving sex education in Kent and Northern France
A unique partnership drive to cut the number of unplanned teenage pregnancies in Kent and Northern France has completed its first phase.

Sexual Health Services for young people is a new area of the Sex Education Forum  website and explains the benefits of developing onsite sexual health services in schools and further education settings. 

Young People to be included in Kent sex education review: Kent County Council is to set up an all-party committee which will include young people to deliver a fundamental review of the way sex education is delivered in schools across the county.

A quarter of Beijing students object to having HIV positive classmate

Teenage pregnancy rates fall - statistics show the lowest under-16 and under-18 conception rates for the first quarter of a year since 1993

YWCA England & Wales recently presented research by young women about sex and relationships.

US study finds most teenagers' mental health is unaffected by nonmarital sex

A US study found that those who use condoms the first time they have sexual intercourse are more likely to continue using condoms into young adulthood.

Core Competencies in Sexual Health for Youth Workers

Socio-sexual lifestyles of youth in urban Central Java, Indonesia

Increasing numbers of young people in the Czech Republic are not protecting themselves against HIV transmission,

A new UK website contains key policy information and documents relating to both sexual health and teenage pregnancy, along with details of the latest national campaigns.

"Rates of condom use increased substantially between 1990 and 2000, particularly among young people in the UK. However, inconsistent condom use by individuals with high rates of partner acquisition may contribute significantly to the recent resurgence in STIs."

'Sexuality education in Europe - A reference guide to policies and practices',
describes joint research in 26 European countries and maps the main trends in sexuality education..."arguing that accurate and scientifically validated information for young people about the prevention of disease and unwanted pregnancy enables them to make informed choices and protect their health, but does not hasten the onset of sexual activity".

A new UK study summarises key qualitative findings that help in understanding young people's sexual behaviour and why they might have unsafe sex.
They found that the factors that influence young people's sexual behaviour are strikingly similar worldwide.

According to a new 2006 report on the Aids epidemic - South Africa's 15-year olds have a 56 percent chance of dying before turning 60. In 1996 the same age group had a 29 percent chance of dying before turning 60.

USA - An evaluation of an abstinence-only sex education curriculum: An 18-month follow-up

also... USA - Five years of abstinence-only-until-marriage education: Assessing the impact

UK teenage pregnancy information resource

Many US college students may be left ill-informed about safer sex and more at risk for sexually transmitted infections according to a new survey from Trojan® brand condoms

California’s unprecedented investment in teenage pregnancy prevention has contributed to its achievement over the last decade of the largest decline in teenage birth rates of all America's fifty states.

UK Minister calls for success on teenage pregnancy to be replicated nationwide e.g. the under 18-conception rate in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has fallen by 42.2% between 1998 and 2004.

"Planned" teenage pregnancy: Views and experiences of young people. Education and Health 2006. 24:3, 35-38.

Around 30,000 16-24 year olds were involved in an online survey for MTV’s Bare All survey, a joint initiative with Radio 1, 1Xtra and Durex and is labelled the “largest youth sex survey ever conducted in the UK.”

A survey of 1,373 16-18 year olds across England found that many teenagers put condoms on after starting sex or take them off before it's over -- thus risking sexually transmitted diseases.

Urgent need for sex education in Vietnam
The lack of awareness among the youth on reproductive health and family planning.

Teenagers who engage in intimate kissing with multiple partners can quadruple their risk of contracting meningitis
and...Original article

Girls and young women's participation in physical activity: psychological and social influences

Students from Central Sussex College have created an Ultimate Frisbee team

Interventions to increase walking behavior

Chichester College's Etch Dance Company

Cycle-route - for those looking for a new cycle route, bike ride, or single track

Study report regarding the barriers and development solutions for women to participate, progress and success in Boxing.

People who live in green areas exercise less

Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer before menopause compared to those who are less active, new US research shows.

Science Through Sport - a series of learning tools designed in Australia to reinforce key scientific principles using sport examples.

Compared with older generations, current young adults in Ireland played more sport as children and are continuing to play more as adults. Gaelic games are in relative decline participation is merely steady, while for most other sports it is growing substantially.

In Portugal, females may reduce much of their physical activity during late adolescence

Extra funding to expand Scottish fitness programmes

Older US adolescents who have a television where they sleep are less likely to engage in healthy activities

Mentor supporting positive alternatives and the drug free buzz!

First Female Footballers celebrate an Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence Qualification

New apprenticeship in athletics for 2012 Olympic hopefuls

Students banned from using the word Olympics by 2012 organisers

Canadian students test Nintendo Wii workout

UK study - The Nintendo Wii console may provide more exercise than its Microsoft rival the Xbox 360 but they are not a substitute for the real thing

Dietary restraint and low bone mass in female adolescent endurance runners

Over £30m of funding has been invested in the Black Country to take them off the bottom of the national league for sporting activity

Success as 4000 bored Scottish youngsters get active

33% of 16 to 24 years regularly participate in sport and active recreation in England.

USA - Organized activity participation, positive youth development, and the over-scheduling hypothesis 
and...Alvin Rosenfeld comments on above

A comparison of a Web based and printed workbook for physical activity promotion among US adolescent girls suggested that a printed workbook was more effective.

Health-Related Behaviors of Sudanese Adolescents

Bullies face even more health risks than victims

Girls who experience school failure can suffer a serious bout of depression at the age of 21

National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) education programme and free resources

Lost in transition : moving young people between child and adult health services

Samaritans rap encourages teenagers to speak out about mental health

Involving adolescents in HIV prevention trials in South Africa

Speaking a second or third language may protect the brain against the effects of ageing.

Education and Health - FE and 6th Form College articles

Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence project conclude that some 27% of young men and 20% of women aged 13-17 are either overweight or obese.

UK Youth’s Health and Wellbeing Challenge

Our response to the things that scare us appears to become active at different times in our lives

The Family Nurse Partnership Programme to expand: the partnership is a model of intensive nurse-led home visiting for vulnerable first time young parents

Exam pressure 'driving teenagers to suicide'

'Whatever Life Brings' is a guide to children and young people’s mental health, with information and advice that all parents can benefit from.

Youth Work for Health - Improving health through high-quality youth work

Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross Government Strategy for England

16-24 year olds Health Survey for England: Trends 1993-2006

From the US, the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study

Honey 'better than cough medicine'

Education and Health journal - latest issue

New youth strategy launched
St John Ambulance recently launched a new strategy, developed by young people, that included a national project (subject to funding) to give young parents first-aid training.

Health Profile of England - 2007 update
The Health Profile of England provides a collation of national and regional data to provide a baseline against which people can compare data from their own Local Health Profile.

Healthy College / Healthy Student: A special edition of Education and Health with 18 articles from those involved with the healthy development of young people in colleges.

In the US, the Web leads other sources – including healthcare professionals – by a wide margin as the primary source for household healthcare information.

One-third of Australian children are feeling stressed about their lives. Professor Bernard says parents must strive to have a positive relationship with their child, which means spending time with them, showing affection, listening and not using a negative tone of voice.
also... You Can Do IT

American Youth Happiness Survey - The Associated Press/MTV online interviews with 1,280 youths consisting of 618 13-17 yr. olds; 662 18-24 yr. olds. Widely reported in the USA with many different headlines - one being: What one thing in life makes you most happy? - 20% said 'spending time with family'

Irish young people seek emotional support: Around 2,000 teenagers registered for a special text-based emotional support service in its first 48 hours.

Out of the Silence is an American youth-based initiative in reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. 

Well-being and Scottish young people: Scotland is trailing near the bottom of an international league table measuring the quality of life for young people - performing most poorly in terms of child poverty, economic participation for 15-19 year olds and teenage pregnancy and poorly in terms of suicide rates, low birth-weight and dental health.

Your community health profile

US study finds most teenagers' mental health is unaffected by nonmarital sex

Tips for US students - Managing Your Distress in the Aftermath of the Virginia Tech Shootings
and
Tips for US parents - Managing Your Distress in the Aftermath of the Virginia Tech Shootings

Self-help book better than group-CBT for teenagers at risk of depression

'The Simpsons' can boost your mental health

UK teenage cancer patients are rare but it is the second largest cause of death in that age group after accidents
and... a related website

Positive mental attitudes: 16–18 year olds students at Bedford College have benefited from a whole day of positive thinking training thanks to professional hypnotherapy

In 2001-03 the murder rate among all 15 to 21 year-olds in Alameda County was 21 per 100,000 people.
Alameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. This is their first report about youth health -
“Youth Health and Wellness in Alameda County - an overview of the health status of youth and young adults, ages 10-24".

A US glossy publication "The Healthy Student - A Parent’s Guide to Preparing Teens for the College Years"

Welcome to the Student Health and Wellbeing web site from Oxford Brookes University.

Free software programs from the Healthy Student Software Collection.
Not suggesting you download anything but might be worth a look at this from the University of Alabama Student Services

"Commentators fear that British youth are on the verge of mental breakdown, at risk from antisocial behaviour, self-harm, drug and alcohol abuse." These concerns are, to an extent, borne out in findings and other research, presented in the latest report, "Freedom's Orphans: Raising youth in a changing world", from the Institute for Public Policy Research.

New Zealand Association for Adolescent Health and Development weekly e updates 

Data from the China national surveys showed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 7-18 years increased 28 times and obesity increased four times between 1985 and 2000 a trend that was particularly marked in boys.

Launch of UK teenager friendly health services.

Mission-On healthy lifestyles package for young Kiwis
"Unless something changes, the current generation of young New Zealanders may very well be the first to die at a younger age than their parents."

An increasing number of Chinese students have poor eyesight, a national physical fitness survey has found.

It's the middle of winter in Australia, thus remedies for coughs and sneezes are reported thanks to reviews from the Cochrane Library.

University of Leicester produces the first ever World Map of Happiness

Young people from the UK and their experience of health or illness - a new website
A collection of interviews with young people about their experiences of health or illness. The website aims to identify the issues, questions and problems that matter to young people.

Educational programmes for young people with eczema in Germany
The first large trial to evaluate long term outcomes and the use of clearly defined educational interventions.
...and... UK programme...

'No Worries!'
UK teenage health service gets thumbs up

Good flexibility in the teen years for boys can lower the risk of tension neck in adulthood, while good endurance strength may do the same for girls.
and...the Original article

National Sleep Foundation's 2006 'Sleep in America' poll
Results show that only 20% of adolescents get the recommended nine hours of sleep on school nights. Nearly one-half (45%) sleep less than eight hours on school nights.

US National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health:-
"When they were young teenagers, most of the participants had fairly healthy behaviors."
"What's really alarming is how rapidly healthy practices declined by the time the participants reached young adulthood."

US study suggests loosing weight and stopping smoking would boost average life span by 1.3 years

Teenage drivers should be barred from drinking any alcohol

Online student lifestyle surveys

Are Americans becoming more concerned about the role the Internet plays in children’s lives?

'Insights into Chinese Consumers' is a comprehensive lifestyle study focused on Chinese consumers ages 16 to 30

Survey shows young Asians fit 38 hours of activities into one day (but still manage eight hours sleep!)

Online student lifestyle surveys

Socially active parents and their children

The views of adolescent students in three European countries

Youth Opportunity Fund continues to fund young people's activities... Example Local Authority

Since Youth Music was set up in 1999 it has awarded £75,035,814 to music making organisations to fund musical activity for young people aged 0-18 with least opportunity.

Forced marriage, family cohesion and community engagement: national learning through a case study of Luton

Young people and their financial attitudes and behaviours

92% of American 18-29 year olds use the Internet compared to 37% of the over 65 age group

Young people are being asked to send in video clips, filmed either on mobile phones or digital video cameras, that show what it is like for young people; walking, cycling or taking the bus around where they live.

About.com: Parenting of Adolescents - US newsletter for parents of adolescents

Parents-For Parents: US website that shares information on parenting teens

CALM (The Campaign Against Living Miserably) is targeted at young men aged between 15-35. The campaign offers help, information and advice via a phone and web service.

Philip Lawrence Award in 2007 - Nine groups of young people from across the UK won a prestigious award.

A special edition of Education and Health with 18 articles from those involved with the healthy development of young people in colleges.

The Byron Review: Call for Evidence -
an independent review of the risks to young people from exposure to potentially harmful or inappropriate material on the internet and in video games.