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Fernstrom, who believes these findings are likely applicable to teen males as well as females, said ideally parents should start setting limits on computer use and other potentially negative behaviors when kids are young, so they don't balk as much at the rules when they're older.

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To learn what's the right weight for a teen's height, visit the Nemours Foundation TeensHealth.



SOURCES: Catherine Berkey, Sc.D., biostatistician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Madelyn Fernstrom, Ph.D., founding director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Weight Management Center; July 2008, The Journal of Pediatrics


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