American Heart Association Issues E-Cigarette Recommendations

Reinforces Need for Tough Restrictions on Sales and Marketing to Youth

Washington, D.C. – The American Heart Association issued new policy recommendations today on the use of e-cigarettes and their impact on tobacco-control efforts. The guidance was published in the association’s journal, Circulation.

Based on the current evidence, the association’s position is that e-cigarettes that contain nicotine are tobacco products and should be subject to all laws that apply to these products.

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American Heart Association says adolescents’ poor health behaviors raise risk of heart disease as adults

More than 80 percent of them had a poor diet and many were not physically active.

Dallas, TX – U.S. adolescents’ high levels of poor health behaviors and unfavorable cardiovascular risk factors may increase their chances of heart disease as adults, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

Researchers estimated the current state of cardiovascular health of U.S. adolescents based on the seven cardiovascular health components defined in the American Heart Association’s 2020 impact goals, which include both health behaviors and factors: blood pressure, total cholesterol, body mass index (BMI), blood glucose, healthy diet, physical activity and smoking. The 4,673 adolescents were 12-to 19-years-old and represented about 33.2 million adolescents nationally.

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Teen Sleep Habits What Should You Do?

What Should You Do?

Washington, D.C. – Almost 70 percent of high school students are not getting the recommended hours of sleep on school nights, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The National Sleep Foundation recommends that teenagers receive between 8.5 hours and 9.25 hours each night

Researchers found insufficient sleep (< 8 hours on an average school night) to be associated with a number of unhealthy activities, such as: [Read more]