date:Apr 02, 2013
More than 80% of U.S. adolescents were rated as having a poor diet, according to new research in the American Heart Associations journal Circulation.
Such a diet and overall lack of heart-healthy behaviors may increase chances of heart disease as adults, the A.H.A. said.
The 4,673 participants ages 12 to 19 in the study were part of the National Health and Nutrition Surveys and were analyzed for factors such as blood pressure, total cholesterol, body mass index, blood glucose, healthy diet, ph