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More Than 3 % OF U.S. Teens have exchanged sex for money or drugs. A surprising number of teenagers say they have traded sex for money or drugs at least once in their lives, according to a new study from Sexually Transmitted Infections. Scientists from the Pacific Institute for Research Evaluation analyzed a national sample of 13,000 adolescents. Overall, 3.5 percent of teens said they had exchanged sex for drugs or money, and two-thirds of those who had done so were boys. Kids who engaged in this behavior were more likely to be African-American, live in a nontraditional family, and have parents who had no higher education. These teens were also more likely to have run away, had a same-sex experience and been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease.
Fat Babies Even newborn babies are fat nowadays, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity. It's controversial to label young children as overweight because they still have so much to grow, but Harvard School of Public Health researchers say their study shows that the obesity epidemic extends even to infants. Over 22 years, the prevalence of overweight children under age 6 increased from 6 to 10 percent, and the authors say infants from birth to 6 months had the greatest jump -- the number of overweight infants increased 74 percent. Researchers say this isn't reason to put babies on diets but more a caution to parents about the dangers of overfeeding.
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