California - Child Nutrition and Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pediatricians often miss important opportunities to talk about nutrition, exercise, and emotional issues with overweight teens, suggests new research from California.Focusing on these issues in overweight adolescents may give doctors a chance to stop unhealthy behavior that ...

Bariatric surgery aimed at helping obese adolescents lose weight have increased dramatically in recent years, a new study finds. Researchers examined records of 590 patients in California aged 13 to 21 who underwent elective bariatric surgery between 2005 and 2007. The LAGB ...

RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. public school districts are teaming up with local farmers to put more fresh fruits and vegetables on lunchroom menus, without breaking budgets or getting any help from celebrity chefs.The schools are taking early steps toward ...

Recently Santa Clara County, California banned all toys in Happy Meals, in an effort to curb the appeal of fast food for young children. What do you think?

The article reviews several books including " Calendar and Time Diary Methods in Life Course Research," headed by Robert Belli, "Handbook of Research on Cluster Theory," edited by Charlie Karlsson, and "Oil, Gas and Other Energies," by Albert Legault and translated by ...

Some California schoolkids are going to have the opportunity to grow their lunch, and many more plants. Recipients of CISGP funds will receive valuable information about their grants and be introduced to the various programs available to promote their school gardening efforts, ...

Topic: California

Heavy teens need more health talks: study

Bariatric Surgery on the Rise in Obese Teens

U.S. schools add fresh food without busting budgets

Happy Meal Toys Banned in California

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