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Teen Boys Lie About
Sex -- This
probably won't come as a big surprise to anyone privy to locker-room banter,
but a new study found that many teen boys exaggerate their sexual exploits.
The study,
sponsored by Seventeen magazine and
the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, found that 60
percent of teen youth lied about something related to sex. Nearly a third said
they fibbed about how far they've gone, sexually speaking, and a quarter
claimed to not be virgins when, in fact, they were. And a whopping 78 percent
say there's "way too much pressure" to have sex.
"People
watch shows like Jersey Shore and Real World or listen to music that makes
it a big deal," says 17-year-old Jake Helgenberg. "People are surrounded by
it." (
USA Today)
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-- MTV, the
iconic network that introduced the world to music videos, has finally
acknowledged what its viewers have known for a long time: It's no longer about
music at all.
MTV has
expunged the words "music television" from its logo and now features pictures
of its myriad reality stars in its oversize "M."
"If you
watch the channel, you've seen that it's definitely going in a new direction,"
says Tina Exarhos, executive vice president of marketing and multiplatform
creative projects. "We really wanted to see the logo featured in a new way, and
this was really meant to be able to house all the great things that are
happening at MTV at anytime." (
New York Daily News)
Overweight Children
More Likely to Die Early as Adults
-- People who
were obese youth are twice as likely to die before age 55 than folks who grew
up with a more healthy weight, according a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In
addition, the study showed that children who had high blood sugar levels were
73 percent more likely to die early than those who had low blood sugar levels.
(
HealthDay News)
The Eyes Have It
-- The latest
trend in youth fashion: Colored contact lenses. And according to some
officials, teens are trading different colored contacts with each other.
"There's a
risk of bacterial infection which can irritate the surface of the eye and cause
decrease in vision," says optometrist Dr. Mark Lipton. (
WVEC.com)
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