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Childhood obesity: fat is not cute
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
When 10-year-old Jesse came to Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, his weight was well past the normal range for a child of his age.
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Obesity Week: How to talk to your children about their weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
Parents need to help their children make healthy food choices. One major issue is making sure they’re getting enough exercise.
And if a child…
School lunch programs can reverse child obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
In a series of high-profile events over the past few weeks, first lady Michelle Obama highlighted the problem of childhood obesity in the United…
Community Involvement Important in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 03 10
Community support of school obesity prevention programs is critical to achieving a significant decrease in obesity among children, according to researchers at the…
Snacks mean U.S. kids moving toward “constant eating”
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Mar 03 10
U.S. children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood…
Breaking down barriers to prevent childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 02 10
The US is facing many challenges in controlling the childhood obesity epidemic. Despite recent efforts and some progress, one third of US children are…
Fertility problems may not affect kids’ coordination
• Children's Health • • Fertility and pregnancy • Mar 01 10
Despite some concerns to the contrary, parents’ fertility problems may have little effect on their children’s risk of coordination problems as they reach…
Childhood obesity lower with household routines
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 01 10
Regular family dinners, adequate sleep and limited television may prevent obesity in preschool-age children, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in Pediatrics.
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Childhood obesity a serious problem
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 27 10
Pediatric obesity is a significant problem in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of children who meet criteria…
Childhood obesity high, rate of insurance falling
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 26 10
Information about he status of the health of Nevada’s kindergarteners is available through a report published by the Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and…
Childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect can result in structural brain changes
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 25 10
New research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows that childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect, in particular when combined with genetic factors,…
Obesity top health issue plaguing Georgia’s kids, survey says
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 24 10
Most Georgians consider obesity and child abuse as the top two issues plaguing children in this state, a survey from the Georgia Children’s Health…
American Academy of Pediatrics Releases New Policy Statement on Choking
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
Choking is a leading cause of injury and death among children, especially those younger than 4 years of age. The majority of choking-related incidents…
Proposed laws aimed at fixing childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
A pair of legislative bills could bring about major overhauls to schools’ physical education and food programs if they become law.
Senate Bill…
California soda tax bill to fight childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 19 10
A California lawmaker introduced legislation on Thursday that would tax sodas and other sugar-sweetened drinks and use the proceeds to bankroll programs to battle…
Study Identifies that Multiple Risk Factors Existed in 78 Percent of SIDS Cases
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 15 10
Study Identifies that Multiple Risk Factors Existed in 78 Percent of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Cases
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) continues to…
Grandparents who care for children ‘boost obesity risk’
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 15 10
Young children who are regularly looked after by their grandparents have an increased risk of being overweight, an extensive British study has suggested.
Analysis…
Childhood Obesity: A Matter of Life and Death
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 15 10
First Lady Michelle Obama has announced her intent to make children’s health a national priority. She, like many health experts, is alarmed that obesity…
Childhood obesity linked to premature death in adulthood
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 15 10
One study led by Dr. John Harrington at Eastern Virginia Medical School and colleagues shows that half the children in the study by the…
Hypnosis can relieve symptoms in children with respiratory diseases
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Feb 12 10
Hypnosis has potential therapeutic value in children with respiratory disorders for alleviating symptoms such as habit cough or unexplained sensations of difficulty breathing and…
Dr. James Carroll MCG to conduct first FDA-approved stem cell trial in pediatric cerebral palsy
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Feb 11 10
Medical College of Georgia researchers are conducting the first FDA-approved clinical trial to determine whether an infusion of stem cells from umbilical cord blood…
2 years old—a childhood obesity tipping point?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 11 10
While many adults consider a chubby baby healthy, too many plump infants grow up to be obese teens, saddling them with Type-2 diabetes, elevated…
Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study Finds
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 11 10
A rare study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to…
Simple family habits help kids avoid obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 11 10
Something as simple as sitting down to dinner together as a family can go a long way in helping a child fend off obesity.
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Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Surgery • Feb 10 10
Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did…