The nag factor: How do children convince their parents to buy unhealthy foods?
The Nag Factor: How do very young children get their parents to buy foods and beverages of low nutritional value?
Aug 15, 2011
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Aug 15, 2011
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Report: Fight fat even in toddlers, preschoolers
(AP) -- A food pyramid just for the under-2 set? Contrary to popular belief, children don't usually outgrow their baby fat - and a new report urges steps to help prevent babies, toddlers and preschoolers from getting too ...
Jun 23, 2011
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1 in 5 children in Sweden overweight
University of Gothenburg, Sweden - and Karolinska Institutet have carried out the first ever national study of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren. It reveals that one in five children in Sweden is ...
Mar 08, 2011
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Weight-loss surgery successful in treating overweight adolescents
"Bariatric surgery" refers to several different surgical procedures designed to assist weight loss by limiting the amount of food someone eats or the amount they absorb during digestion. It has been used for several years ...
Mar 04, 2011
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Childhood obesity linked to health habits, not heredity: study
Are some children genetically tuned to be overweight, or is lifestyle to blame for childhood obesity?
Jan 31, 2011
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Mothers' diets have biggest influence on children eating healthy
As health professionals search for ways to combat the rise in obesity and promote healthy eating, new research reveals a mother's own eating habits – and whether she views her child as a 'picky eater' – has a huge ...
Dec 14, 2010
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Childhood obesity linked to increased risk of adult cardiovascular and metabolic disorders
Mounting evidence linking childhood obesity to an increasing risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other cardiovascular and metabolic disorders in adulthood is clearly presented in a comprehensive review article ...
Nov 19, 2010
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Obese children experience later mortality post liver transplantation
A new study from the University of Washington reported obese children are at increased mortality risk in later years following primary liver transplantation (LT). Pediatric patients who are thin or severely thin, experience ...
Oct 28, 2010
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Obese children have signs of heart disease typically seen in middle-aged adults
The blood vessels of obese children have stiffness normally seen in much older adults with cardiovascular disease, Dr. Kevin Harris today told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010, co-hosted by the Canadian Cardiovascular ...
Oct 25, 2010
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Parent-only treatment may be equally effective for children who are obese
A study led by a researcher at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine indicates that parent-only treatments for childhood obesity work equally as well as plans that include parents and child, while at ...
Oct 21, 2010
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In childhood obesity, gene variants raise risk
A new study by pediatric researchers has added to the evidence that genes have a strong influence on childhood obesity.
Oct 14, 2010
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Life-threatening syndrome makes hunger dangerous
A University of Alberta medical researcher is studying obese children affected with a life-threatening syndrome that makes them constantly feel hungry.
Sep 29, 2010
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Childhood viral infection may be a cause of obesity
The emerging idea that obesity may have an infectious origin gets new support in a cross-sectional study by University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers who found that children exposed to a particular ...
Sep 20, 2010
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Most US kids see fewer food ads on television: study
Most US kids saw fewer TV food ads between 2003 and 2007, but black kids were bombarded with more calorie-rich advertising than whites, a study showed Monday.
Sep 06, 2010
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Short nighttime sleep duration among infants, young children associated with obesity in later life
Insufficient amounts of nighttime sleep among infants and preschool-aged children may be a significant risk factor for developing childhood obesity, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...
Sep 06, 2010
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