By Medical Express on 10/29/2018 “… Students from lower-income neighborhoods who attended one of five high-performing Los Angeles County high schools were less likely to abuse marijuana than those who weren’t offered admission, UCLA researchers found. …” Read the entire article: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-10-high-school-teens-marijuana-abuse.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Physical Health of Boys
‘It’s always an uphill battle’: More young boys are facing body image disorders
By 2GB on 11/29/2018 “… And while that may be the case, more boys are coming forward with body image issues of their own.Instead of pressure to be thin, young men are faced with an unrealistic expectation to be big and build muscle at all costs. …” Read the entire article: https://www.2gb.com/its-always-an-uphill-battle-more-young-boys-are-facing-body-image-disorders/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Organised sports help kids develop healthy bones
By Gulf Times on 10/21/2018 “… Young adults who played in organised sports as children and teens have stronger bones than peers who were less active as kids, a new study suggests.Australian researchers found boys and girls who consistently participated in sports between the ages of 5 and 17 ended up with better bone density at READ MORE
Obesity in early puberty doubles asthma risk for boy’s future offspring
By News Medical on 09/18/2018 “… “If one gains a lot of weight during this period, it doubles the risk of having asthma later in life, for both sexes, but for the boys the risk also doubles for his future offspring” says Professor Cecilie Svanes at Centre for International Health at the University of Bergen, who READ MORE
Boys Struggle With Body Image Issues Too
By Scary Mommy “… Did you know that there’s been an increase in eating disorders among males in recent years? And that, according to The American Academy of Pediatrics, boys are more likely than girls to get a binge-eating disorder? …” Read the entire article: https://www.scarymommy.com/boys-struggle-body-image-issues/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Suicide Attempts Among Transgender Teenage Boys Happen At An Alarming Rate, A New Study Says
By Bustle on 09/11/2018 “… A new study conducted by the University of Arizona shows an alarming rate of suicide attempts among transgender teenage boys. Titled “Transgender Adolescent Suicide Behavior,” the study, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, found that teenage transgender boys show the “highest rate of attempted suicide” at 50.8 percent. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bustle.com/p/suicide-attempts-among-transgender-teenage-boys-happen-at-alarming-rate-a-new-study-says-11915501 READ MORE
Teen boys report more violence than girls when dating: New Study
By The Star on 09/03/2018 “… Teenage boys are more likely to report being victims of violence while dating — being hit, slapped, pushed or hurt on purpose — than girls in British Columbia, according to a new study. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2018/09/03/teen-boys-report-more-violence-than-girls-when-dating-new-study.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
A father’s mission: Man boats across America to bring awareness to suicide, stops in the QC
By TV 6 on 09/10/2018 “… A New Jersey father on a mission to raise awareness made a stop in the Quad Cities Saturday. His mission is being delivered on a boat with a purpose, more than a year after his son died by suicide. …” Read the entire article: http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/A-fathers-mission–492828411.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Teen Drinking Tied to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
By Web MD on 08/29/2018 “… Compared to non-drinkers, men who reported having at least one alcoholic drink a day between ages 15 and 19 had more than triple the odds of developing aggressive prostate cancer in adulthood, the researchers said. …” Read the entire article: https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20180829/teen-drinking-tied-to-aggressive-prostate-cancer#1 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
9-year-old died by suicide after he was bullied, mom says
By CNN on 08/29/2018 “… A 9-year-old boy in Colorado took his life days after starting the fourth grade last week. He had recently come out as gay to his mother, who believes that bullying was a factor in his death, she told HLN’s Mike Galanos on Tuesday. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/28/health/preteen-suicide-jamel-myles/index.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org