News tagged with obese children
Related topics: children , type 2 diabetes , body mass index , obesity , childhood obesity
Why a short run is better than a long walk
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the latest technology, researchers are uncovering evidence of exactly how major a role activity plays in the battle to keep obesity at bay. In new report published in the British Me ...
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Dec 02, 2009 |
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Childhood obesity risk increased by newly-discovered genetic mutations
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity are revealed in a new study, published today in the journal Nature Genetics. The authors suggest that if each acted independently, these ...
Jan 18, 2009 |
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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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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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Obese 3-year-olds show early warning signs for future heart disease (w/ Video)
A study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV may lower childhood obesity
A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower risk for obesity if they regularly engage in one or more of three specific household routines: eating dinner as a family, getting adequate ...
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Extreme obesity affecting more children at younger ages
Extreme obesity is affecting more children at younger ages, with 12 percent of black teenage girls, 11.2 percent of Hispanic teenage boys, 7.3 percent of boys and 5.5 percent of girls now classified as extremely obese, according ...
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Happiest European children in Netherlands, Britain ranks low
The happiest children in Europe are in the Netherlands and Scandinavia but Britain is among the worst places to grow up, according to new British research published Tuesday.
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Eat, drink and be merry? Study says junk food makes kids fatter, but happier
Fast food and soft drinks may be making children fatter but they also make them happy. Programs aimed at tackling childhood obesity, by reducing children's consumption of unhealthy food and drink, are likely to be more effective ...
Apr 14, 2009 |
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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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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
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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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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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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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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