News tagged with obese children

Related topics: children , type 2 diabetes , body mass index , obesity , childhood obesity

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?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

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created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 & ...

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created Sep 06, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast