The University of Minnesota says nearly half of overweight adolescents already play organized sports. Researchers behind the study say junk food is the culprit.

Students at the University of Minnesota tell the Star Tribune that the use of legal and illegal prescription drugs has become common on campus, and a new study says one in four adults fake symptoms to get drugs, news that has some doctors calling for tougher screening tests.

Data is being collected by the Minnesota Department of Health for the first time in an effort to better examine how concussions affect high school athletes, WCCO reports. Officials are keeping tabs on 42 schools, where in the first seven weeks of the fall sports season, 373 student athletes have been diagnosed with a concussion.

Many people believe sports drinks are a healthy alternative that can boost athletic performance, but a study at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health found that's not the case. A researcher tells Minnesota Daily products like Powerade and Gatorade only help athletes who take part in “vigorous physical activity for over an hour."