Teen weight loss approach

Many obese teens want to lose weight, but they apparently aren’t taking the correct approach.

Researchers found that while 75% of overweight adolescents reported trying to lose weight, they were more likely to be smokers.

Males trying to lose weight exercised less overall, and reported playing more than three hours of video games a day.

Females working on weight loss were more likely to exercise at least an hour a day, but were also more prone to drinking pop every day.