Topic: Childhood Obesity
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight children who shed their excess pounds in adulthood don't face a higher risk of obesity-related health problems, an analysis of four studies involving children and adults in the United States, Australia and Finland has concluded.The findings ...
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 ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston pediatrician David Ludwig, the center of a media firestorm this week, wants to set the record straight on his view that a state should intervene in the most extreme cases of child obesity.Ludwig and co-author Lindsey Murtagh at ...
OAK BROOK, Illinois (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp spurned calls to assess the impact of its food on childhood obesity, and said its trademark clown Ronald McDonald would be hawking Happy Meals to kids for years to come."This is about choice and we ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program including regular follow-ups with nurses and focused attempts to cut back on TV, fast food, and sodas appears to keep some overweight and obese kids from gaining more weight, according to a new study.Specifically, girls ...
The number of overweight African children under five has tripled to 13.5 million in 20 years, the UN's health agency said Wednesday, warning of a child obesity problem in developing countries.Poor diet, low rates of breastfeeding and a sedentary lifestyle were largely ...
Obese teenagers are 16 times more likely to become severely obese adults than teens of normal weight, new research finds. Someone who is severely obese is about 100 pounds or more above their ideal body weight, according to the study's senior author, ...
The American Psychological Association recently completed a nationwide study with Harris Interactive that measured stress levels, coping habits, and other stress-related topics in America's families. The findings were concerning in that they showed that America's parents and children are experiencing heavy amounts ...
Obese teenagers are 16 times more likely to become severely obese adults than teens of normal weight, new research finds. Someone who is severely obese is about 100 pounds or more above their ideal body weight, according to the study's senior author, ...
A little bit of stress can be good for you. But too much can hurt - and according to the American Psychological Association's annual survey on the topic, a lot of us in the U.S. are feeling the pain.. " Almost a ...
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