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Walking petri dish A.J. Jacobs defies death in fit new book! (2012 Video Interview)

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Exercise is vital for good sleep

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Wanna get Obstacle Fit? Get author Pete Williams! (2013 Video Interview)

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Long, low intensity exercise may be optimal for health

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Black girls run

Who said Black women don't exercise?

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Time To Change A Few Things

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Doug Runs Across the United States for Diabetes Awareness

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Diabetes on the rise among teenagers

Nearly one in four American adolescents may be on the verge of developing Type 2 diabetes or could already be diabetic, representing a sharp increase in the disease’s prevalence among children ages 12 to 19 since a decade ago, when it was estimated that fewer than one in 10 were at risk for or had diabetes, according to a new study.

This worsening of the problem is worrying in light of recently published findings that the disease progresses more rapidly in children than in adults and is harder to treat, experts said.

The study, published online on Monday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzes data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which has a nationally representative sample. While it confirmed that teenage obesity and overweight rates had leveled off in recent years and that teenage rates of high blood pressure and high cholesterol had not changed greatly, it found that the percentage of teenagers testing positive for diabetes and prediabetes had nearly tripled to 23 percent in 2007-8 from 9 percent in 1999-2000.

Researchers said the data should be interpreted with caution because the prediabetes and diabetes status of the adolescents was based on a single test of each participant’s fasting blood glucose level, which could be unreliable in children if they had not fasted for at least 8 hours before taking the test. In addition, children this age are going through puberty, a process that induces insulin resistance.

“Nationwide, this is the best sampling of youth to inform us about cardiovascular risk factors,” said Dr. Lori Laffel of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, who was not involved in the study. But she said that the figure of nearly one in four teens having diabetes or prediabetes was high and that the findings needed to be replicated by other researchers in order to support them.

Still, experts and doctors who treat young diabetics said the trend over the past decade was troubling. They were not entirely able to explain why diabetes and prediabetes rates had continued to rise while obesity held steady, but they said it may have taken time for the disease to “catch up” with teenagers who were overweight or sedentary as children.

Other factors may also play a role, including the increasing use of computer and mobile devices that has made youngsters more inactive and the growth of minority ethnic and racial groups who have higher rates of diagnosed diabetes than whites.

The study did not differentiate between adolescents who had diabetes and those with prediabetes, but most are likely to be prediabetic, experts said. That means blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to diagnose diabetes.

Many people with prediabetes go on to develop Type 2 diabetes, but they can prevent that from happening with modest weight loss and exercise. The disease, once called adult-onset diabetes because it was so rare in children, if not managed properly causes complications including vision problems, heart disease, nerve damage and kidney failure.

The new study, which included 3,383 participants in different studies over the decade, found that even teenagers of normal weight had risk factors for heart disease, including prediabetes.

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1200 Micrograms - Marijuana

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Cold Response 2012 - NATO are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic

The Western campaign for global dominance has reached the top of the world. To the... more

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Walking petri dish A.J. Jacobs defies death in fit new book! (Video Interview)

2012 video interview with Esquire magazine editor at large A.J. Jacobs, author of Drop... more

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Watch video of how our GIs keep in shape in Afghanistan

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Author Pete Williams beats another 'Core Performance' out of Mr. Media! (Video Interview)

2010 video interview with Pete Williams, author of The Draft and co-author of the Core... more

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The Biggest Loser's Phil and Amy Parham melt away! (Video Interview)

2010 video interview with The Biggest Loser (2008) winners Phil and Amy Parham,... more

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Occupy Wall Street is massive military training exercise?

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Body on the iron, mind in space: 30-Day Song Challenge, the Sequel, day 25 – a great song to work out to (Oakenfold!)

the music I work out to (these days I ride my bike more than anything) has to take me... more

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Get Toned And Fit With The Help Of A Little Technology

CEA Communications Specialist and Fitness Instructor, Colleen Lerro, knows how... more

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How to Relieve stress

Health Guru Gabriella Barboza teaches us some tactics to combat stress.

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Sexercise: Modern Lady

Shimmying down a stripper pole isn't just sexy, it's a great workout. At least that's the premise behind the hot trend of pole-dancing-as-exercise, aka "sexercise." infoMania's "Modern Lady" Erin Gibson gamely visits a Crunch gym to try her hand - and intertwined legs - at pole dancing under the supervision of an expert. We just hope Erin's thighs have stopped burning.

For good reason, no woman has ever had the balls, moxie or delusion to claim the title of "the world's premiere basic cable expert on lady stuff."

Until now.

Meet Erin Gibson. She's freakishly tall, sort of smart, and willing to do just about anything to get a bemused chuckle.

Her segment, Modern Lady, on infoMania, is dedicated to reporting and commenting on what's happening on Planet Lady.*

*The asterisk next to "Planet Lady" is actually a typo.

For more Erin visit: http://current.com/shows/infomania/modern-lady/ and Current TV

infoMania is a half-hour comedy show that airs weekly on Current TV. Picture the ultimate office water-cooler, only with funnier co-workers who willingly stay up late imbibing all forms of media so you don't have to. Caveat: Bring your own water. Hosted by Brett Erlich and co-starring Sergio Cilli, Erin Gibson, Ben Hoffman and Bryan Safi, infoMania airs on Thursdays at 11/10c on Current TV.

Go to http://current.com/infomania for more, and make sure to check out our Facebook profile for special features at http://facebook.com/infomania.

Current Media, the Peabody-and Emmy Award-winning television and online network founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, engages viewers with smart, provocative and timely programming -stories that no one else is telling in ways that no one else is telling them. Current's programming shines a light where others won't dare and boldly explores important subjects -- opening minds, sparking conversations and forming deep connections with its viewers. The channel's audience is comprised of affluent, curious, social and connected adults who crave the kind of entertaining, enlightening, witty and informative programming found on Current's TV and online properties. Current is now available via cable and satellite TV in 75 million households worldwide - 60 million households in the US - through distribution partners Comcast (Channel 107); Time Warner ; DirecTV (Channel 358 nationwide); Dish Network (Channel 196 nationwide); Verizon and AT&T. In the UK and Ireland, Current is available on BSkyB (Channel 183) and Virgin Media (Channel 155), and in Italy, Current is available on Sky Italia (Channel 130). Viewers can also find Current online at www.current.com.Shimmying down a stripper pole isn't just sexy, it's a great workout. At... more

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Man’s Best Workout Friend? Top 15 Exercises for You and Your Dog

With rises in both human and pet obesity, the obvious answer is exercise. But... more

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