Posts Tagged ‘childhood obesity’

Among kids, obesity grows more slowly


UC DAVIS (US) — After years of increases in childhood obesity rates, a new study shows that the increase slowed from 2003 to 2008. Continue…

Thursday, March 8, 2012 15:48 - 2 Comments


Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2012 12:46 - 0 Comments

At cash-strapped schools, obesity rules

PENN STATE (US) — Going to a financially impoverished school may have more of a negative impact on a child’s weight than poverty in their own home, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 26, 2011 7:56 - 3 Comments

Toys turn healthy foods into ‘happy meals’

U. OREGON (US) — Kids are more likely to make healthy food choices at restaurants if those meals are paired with collectible toys, just as less nutritious fast-food options often are. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 16:33 - 0 Comments

Kids in China get heavy on ‘healthy’ diets

USC (US) — American teens who eat their veggies and get lots of exercise are less likely to be obese. The opposite is true in China, particularly for teen boys from affluent families. (more…)


Top Stories - Jun 16, 2011 8:57 - 0 Comments

With food, does father know best?

TEXAS A&M (US) — Where dad chooses to eat on Father’s Day can have a big impact on the health of his children. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 4, 2011 12:18 - 3 Comments

Pregnancy diet weighs in child obesity

U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — Independent of how thin or overweight a mother is, what she eats while pregnant influences her child’s risk of obesity years later. (more…)

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