Mr. Speaker, our Nation must no longer be complacent about underage drinking and its alarming consequences. We must bring this national public health crisis out of the shadow and into the bright light of a national priority.
There are nearly 30% of young people who are too fat. So let's take care of the zillions of the too fat before we talk about the percentage that's left.
It's very important to keep yourself fit when you are young. Many people take youth for granted and start taking care of their health only as they get older.
Steroids are] not healthy, ... There's a real health issue with steroid abuse. At any level, but particularly a young age level. There are many adverse health effects so I think it's a concern we have to take as a college-level group.
When I was 16 years old, I weighed 176 pounds.
So many kids are fat drug addicts these days, it's almost as if Rush Limbaugh had puppies.
There is nothing unhealthy about educating youngsters about nutrition.
For the hip-hop community, for us to get ahead and go the vegan route or just reducing how much meat you eat, I think it's great for hip-hop, the youth, and the future, everybody.
It's an uphill battle to help our kids learn to make good food decisions - particularly when they are too often presented with an a la carte lunch room choice of french fries or yogurt.
It is difficult for our youth to want to be active when PE is taken out of our schools.
I would just urge the youth today to indulge in some sort of physical activity on a regular basis. A holistic approach is essential, and that also means you need to stay happy and positive.
Overall, our population is in the worst shape it's ever been. Children are in terrible shape. We have absolutely unprecedented numbers of obese and overweight children - one in three now. A generation ago it was something like one in ten.
Masturbation never got anybody pregnant, does not make anybody go crazy, and what we're about is preventing HIV in our bright young people.
I think it is important that we are targeting HIV/AIDS resources into the communities where we're seeing the highest growth rates. That means education and prevention, particularly with young people.
We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free.
I battled with my weight as a teenager, partly because there wasn't the information or conversation about how to live a healthy lifestyle.
Medicines are only fit for old people.
I pay attention to what goes into my body. Juicing has been important for me. When I was younger, I was so unhealthy.
HIV is not a gay or straight disease. It's a young people's disease, unfortunately.
Too many people have died so unnecessarily; AIDS is completely preventable, yet it's killing more kids in South Africa then everything else, and that's just not how it should be.
As a Goodwill Ambassador for YouthAIDS, I've learned that the face of AIDS is increasingly young and female. By educating young people and empowering them to make the right choices we can stop the spread of HIV/AIDS
The rate of childhood obesity is just ridiculous. Anytime I can get involved with teaching them how to get physical exercise, I want to help in any way possible.
This might be the first generation where kids are dying at a younger age than their parents and it's related primarily to the obesity problem.
When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.
I have never lied to the people. I have always told them to love themselves, to move their body, and to watch their portions. I never jumped on any other bandwagons for stupid diets or shots or pills or anything. I'm very worried about our young people. And we need to take care of them, or they're not going to live as long as their parents. And this is really something very important to me.
