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Water in schools may cut kids’ obesity risks
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 31 09

Making drinking water more available to children at school may help reduce their risk of becoming overweight, a new study suggests.

In recent… Water in schools may cut kids’ obesity risks   

 
 

Fat infants at risk of being obese toddlers: study
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 31 09

Infants who gain too much weight as babies are more likely to grow into obese toddlers, showing the importance of early eating habits,… Fat infants at risk of being obese toddlers: study   

 
 

Calcium plus vitamin D may help shed body fat
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 27 09

Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may help overweight women to lose body fat, but only if their calcium intake from food is… Calcium plus vitamin D may help shed body fat   

 
 

Obesity not apt to affect outcome of knee surgery
• Arthritis • • Obesity • Mar 26 09

How fat or thin a person is doesn’t seem to have much bearing on the rate of failure of knee implants, and the… Obesity not apt to affect outcome of knee surgery   

 
 

Sustained exercise seen best for kids’ weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 19 09

Longer bouts of exercise may be better for maintaining a healthy weight in children than is sporadic activity accumulated throughout the day, a new… Sustained exercise seen best for kids’ weight   

 
 

Low Fruit, Vegetable Intake Is a Worldwide Problem
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Mar 17 09

A new study that looks at the fruit and vegetable consumption of nearly 200,000 people in developing countries finds that the prevalence of inadequate… Low Fruit, Vegetable Intake Is a Worldwide Problem   

 
 

U.S. program aims to help babies beat obesity odds
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 16 09

Elena Nieves hardly looks like a poster girl for an obesity program for pregnant moms.

The 5-foot-8 (1.7-meter) 23-year-old recently lost more than 50… U.S. program aims to help babies beat obesity odds   

 
 

Childhood obesity ‘boot camps’
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 19 09

Overweight children and their families will attend free 10-week health courses as part of a campaign to tackle childhood obesity.

The £1.4 million scheme… Childhood obesity ‘boot camps’   

 
 

New model system may better explain regulation of body weight
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 14 09

A new mathematical model of the physiological regulation of body weight suggests a potential mechanism underlying the difficulty of losing weight, one that includes… New model system may better explain regulation of body weight   

 
 

Fast food + nearby schools = fat kids
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Dec 25 08

Fast food plus nearby schools - fat kids

Youth who study just a short walk from a fast-food outlet eat fewer fruit and vegetables, drink more soda and are more likely to… Fast food + nearby schools = fat kids   

 
 

Obese siblings of diabetic children at risk
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Dec 23 08

Compared with other overweight children, overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a significantly higher prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance,… Obese siblings of diabetic children at risk   

 
 

Tonsillectomy results unaffected by kids’ obesity
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Obesity • Dec 17 08

Among children who undergo removal of their adenoids and tonsils to correct breathing problems when they’re sleeping, obesity does not necessarily predict an unfavorable… Tonsillectomy results unaffected by kids’ obesity   

 
 

Overweight kids may have more anxiety, depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Obesity • Dec 08 08

Compared with their thinner peers, overweight children may be more prone to developing depression and anxiety symptoms by the time they reach middle school,… Overweight kids may have more anxiety, depression   

 
 

Pediatric Obesity May Alter Thyroid Function and Structure
• Children's Health • • Endocrinology • • Obesity • Dec 03 08

In addition to its strong associations with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, pediatric obesity may induce alterations in thyroid function and structure, according to… Pediatric Obesity May Alter Thyroid Function and Structure   

 
 

4 in 10 parents wrong on whether their child is under or overweight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 20 08

More than 4 in 10 parents with underweight and overweight children mistakenly believe their children are in the average weight range, according to University… 4 in 10 parents wrong on whether their child is under or overweight   

 
 

TAU computer scientists are cracking the code on the metabolism of human tissues
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Public Health • Oct 16 08

Scientists know that different normal and diseased tissues behave differently. But a method that tells them just how they do so may one day… TAU computer scientists are cracking the code on the metabolism of human tissues   

 
 

Abdominal obesity raises dementia risk years later
• Neurology • • Obesity • Oct 09 08

Having an “apple-shaped,” rather than a “pear-shaped” body at middle-age appears to increase the later-life risk of dementia, California researchers report.

Moreover, the link… Abdominal obesity raises dementia risk years later   

 
 

Heavy breathing—an obscure link in asthma and obesity
• Asthma • • Obesity • • Respiratory Problems • Aug 29 08

There is a strong link between obesity and asthma and as the prevalence of both conditions has been increasing steadily, epidemiologists have speculated that… Heavy breathing—an obscure link in asthma and obesity   

 
 

Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Jul 14 08

With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the… Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices   

 
 

Extreme Obesity Affects Chances of Kidney Transplantation
• Obesity • • Surgery • • Urine Problems • Jan 11 08

For patients on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, severe and morbid obesity are associated with a lower chance of receiving an organ,… Extreme Obesity Affects Chances of Kidney Transplantation   

 
 

‘Tweens’ double use of diabetes drugs
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Drug Abuse • • Obesity • Nov 07 07

Tweens double use of diabetes drugs

America’s tweens more than doubled their use of type-2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age… ‘Tweens’ double use of diabetes drugs   

 
 

Overweight toddlers and those not in day care at risk
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 04 07

A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has found that overweight toddlers and those not enrolled in day care are at high… Overweight toddlers and those not in day care at risk   

 
 

Milk and Dairy Products Protect Against “Metabolic Syndrome”
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jul 12 07

A daily pinta or a helping of dairy foods protect against the clustering of abnormal body chemistry known as the metabolic syndrome, suggests… Milk and Dairy Products Protect Against “Metabolic Syndrome”   

 
 

Breastfeeding’s weight benefit occurs in infancy
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 13 07

Children who were breastfed may be less likely to be overweight than their bottle-fed peers, and most of that benefit can be attributed to… Breastfeeding’s weight benefit occurs in infancy   

 
 

Impact of Exercise on Body Fat Is Different for Boys and Girls
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 29 07

The impact of exercise on body fat differs for boys and girls, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports… Impact of Exercise on Body Fat Is Different for Boys and Girls   

 
 
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