More than 9 million young people are overweight and do not know it.

A good majority of obese boys and girls believe their body weight is appropriate, reveals data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Just about 81 percent of obese boys and 71 percent of obese girls are incorrectly assessing their current body weight, according to a survey conducted for the CDC, called the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

The survey, conducted between 2005 and 2012, involved data on adolescents between the ages of 8 and 15. Overall 30 percent of children considered obese, which numbers about 9.1 million youngsters, are not correctly assessing weight status, according to the data.

Beauty on a budget

Dermatologists say lifestyle plays an important role in maintaining healthy skin.

The number one culprits of poor skin: smoking and sun exposure.

Also, dermatologists say eating right is key, Food that can help the skin are salmon and plenty of fruits and vegetables.

People also are advised to use sunscreen and use an exfoliant with glysolid acid daily to remove dead skin cells.

And then there is the Gold standard for vibrant skin: Retin A, which is advised to be used nightly.

Teens and performance enhancing drugs

Teenagers are increasing using performance enhancing drugs, according to a survey from the "Partnership for Drug-Free Kids."
 
In a confidential 2013 survey of 3,705 high school students, being released Wednesday by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 11 percent reported using synthetic HGH at least once — up from about 5 percent in the four preceding annual surveys.

Teen use of steroids increased from five percent to seven percent over the same period, the survey found.

Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, depicted the numbers as alarming but not surprising, given the extensive online marketing of performance-enhancing substances and near-total lack of any drug testing for high school athletes.

And the high profile cases like cyclist Lance Armstrong's attract attention to the drug use.