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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…
A Hidden Trigger of Obesity: Intestinal Bugs
• Obesity • Mar 05 10
If you’re fighting the battle of the bulge, most of your attention — and frustration — is probably aimed at your midsection. It makes…
Could germs be making you fat?
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
Germs that make their home in the gut may help cause obesity and a range of health-threatening symptoms that go along with it, researchers…
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…
Obesity hits New York’s poor neighborhoods hardest
• Obesity • Mar 03 10
New York City’s obesity rate has climbed in recent years, but there are large variations across the city’s neighborhoods, with lower income areas hit…
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…
Obesity Associated With Depression and Vice Versa
• Depression • • Obesity • Mar 01 10
Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of depression, and depression also appears associated with an increased risk of developing obesity, according…
Different fat types can help or hinder obese girls’ bone health
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Mar 01 10
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), obese teenage girls with a…
Marketing isn’t enough to combat childhood obesity
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 01 10
First lady Michelle Obama is taking on a tough but crucial challenge with her new national campaign, “Let’s Move,” to combat childhood obesity. Just…
Childhood Obesity Linked to Heart Risk
• Heart • • Obesity • Mar 01 10
Obese children as young as age 3 show signs of an inflammatory response that has been linked to heart disease later in life, researchers…
State targets obesity
• Obesity • Mar 01 10
About 280,000 Vermont adults – nearly 60 percent – are overweight or obese, prompting the state Health Department and the Attorney General’s office to…
Childhood obesity prevention should begin early in life, possibly before birth
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 01 10
Efforts to prevent childhood obesity should begin far earlier than currently thought—perhaps even before birth—especially for minority children, according to a new study that…
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.
…Obesity’s becoming a doggone problem
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 28 10
So it’s no surprise that as more people become obese, man’s best friend is becoming overweight too.
‘‘Overweight people are more likely to have…
Curbing childhood obesity
• Obesity • Feb 28 10
A group of Broome County children were served up some lessons in the kitchen Saturday as part of a day dedicated to healthy living.
…Sebelius takes anti-obesity message to Olympics
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 28 10
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wants Olympic athletes to be part of the fight against childhood obesity.
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…
Put obesity problem on school table
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 27 10
I applaud First Mama Michelle Obama for launching “Let’s Move,” a program that seeks to reverse, within the modest span of a generation, the…
Childhood obesity group making progress
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 26 10
It’s been more than a year since the Knoxville Area Coalition on Childhood Obesity formed, and the battle hasn’t gotten any smaller.
What Might Happen if We Emphasize BMI and Obesity, Mrs. Obama
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 26 10
Drawing attention to one facet of a child’s appearance or health is UNhealthy. As a mother I know this. One insult to an adolescent…
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…
Junk food tax could help fight obesity: US study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Feb 26 10
Taxing high-fat and sugary junk food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable,…
Can Gastric Bypass Surgery Lead to Diabetes Remission in Non-Obese Patients?
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Surgery • Feb 24 10
Dr. Francesco Rubino, chief of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, is now enrolling overweight and mildly obese patients - those…
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…
Obesity rates for U.S. immigrants vary
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 24 10
A U.S. Citizen originally from the Indian subcontinent is far more likely to become overweight, researchers say.
The study, conducted by Emory University found…