Recent News & Comments About children and obesity
The biggest problem today's youth faces is obesity
Childhood overweight and obesity is a growing problem in this nation. Overweight children are more likely to have severe health issues in their adolescence and as an adult. The most recent data indicates that in the United States about 16% of children ages 6 -19 years old, are overweight.
$50,000 General Mills Foundation grant awarded
DeSoto County and especially the county seat of Hernando, have been in the forefront nationally in recent efforts to combat childhood obesity and promote healthier lifestyles for children and families, according to Peggy Linton, community development director for the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi.
Sleeping in Parents' Bed May Reduce Kids' Obesity Risk
Parents who let their young children climb into bed with them during the night may decrease their child's risk of obesity, a new study from Denmark suggests.
"Pre-diabetes," diabetes rising among U.S. teens
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of U.S. teenagers with "pre-diabetes" or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years -- though obesity and other heart risk factors have held steady, government researchers reported Monday. The good news, the researchers say, is that teen obesity rates leveled off between 1999 and 2008 -- hovering between 18 percent ...
Driving our children to obesity
AS a leader in illness prevention, I often wonder what kind of world our children will inherit. In a lot of ways, life will be easier for them.
Report: Schools key to fighting America's obesity
Fighting obesity will require changes everywhere Americans live, work, play and learn, says a major new report that outlines dozens of options — from building more walkable neighborhoods to zoning limits on fast-food restaurants to selling healthier snacks in sports arenas.
Sleeping with parents may lower child's obesity risk
A new study from Denmark finds parents who let their young children climb into bed with them during the night may decrease their child's risk of obesity.
Children addicted to television face a lifetime hooked to the box say doctors as they warn a generation risks brain ...
The growing addiction could leave a generation suffering damage to the body as well as the brain, a leading psychologist will warn at a major conference on children's health in Glasgow today.
Blue Shield of California, In Partnership With ChildObesity180, Awards Breakthrough School Programs And Technologies ...
Blue Shield of California helps the Active Schools Acceleration Project award $500,000 to nine school programs and two Grand Prize technology winners in nationwide competition aimed at reversing childhood obesity trend
BMA Scotland calls for more action to get children moving
Commenting ahead of the debate in the Scottish Parliament, on physical activity and its contribution to tackling obesity , Dr Sue Robertson, a member of the BMA's Scottish Council, said:
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