Childhood Obesity

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• Green Books Campaign: Let Me Out! How to enjoy the school run

  
  Green Options — Authority: 147
  Editor’s Note:  This review is part of the Green Books campaign . Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to take the environment into consideration when purchasing books. This campaign is organized ...
  5 hours ago

• Further notes on getting your kids to eat their veggies

  
  CalorieLab Diet News — Authority: 433
  The keys are your shopping list and your lifestyle As a follow-up to our recent post on kids and vegetables , here are a couple of additional takes on the subject from various authorities. According to several studies presented at the recent annual Obesity Society meeting, it’s really just this simple and this ...
  9 hours ago

• Sesame Street v.s. Childhood Obesity

  
  Healthhabits — Authority: 127
  Sesame Street has joined the battle against childhood obesity. First, it was Grover getting into the gym and pumping some iron. Then, it was the Cookie Monster kicking his cookie addiction and switching to a diet heavy on fruits and vegetables. Things were looking good in this battle between fit and fat. ...
  10 hours ago

• Teenage Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of MS

  
  Disabled World — Authority: 147
  The study found that women who had a BMI of 30 or larger at age 18 had more than twice the risk of developing MS compared to those with a BMI between 18.5 and 20.9.
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• New Study: Daily PE Key to Improving Health

  
  Peaceful Playgrounds — Authority: 123
  School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and UC Berkeley. The study, which identifies opportunities for adolescents to improve ...
  14 hours ago

• Making your kid’s lunchbox healthier

  
  CalorieLab Diet News — Authority: 433
  Dr. Oz recently looked into the lunchbox of a regular kid and found some pretty scary stuff. I hate to think that this is what the average young person is eating these days, but little Anthony’s lunch box included such treats as French toast bagels with maple syrup, a “cream filled cake” and orange soda, which ...
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• Electric Company

  
  A Reluctant Mom — Authority: 124
  When Lily was 4 years old a friend came over to play. The girl arrived at the door with expensive headphones and a new MP3 player she had just received for her birthday (Seriously? The girl was 5 years old. I don’t understand why anyone would give a pricey gift to a child that age.) I knew from ...
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• On sugar, fast food and government lunches

  
  CalorieLab Diet News — Authority: 433
  Where the wild sugars are In a recent post we noted the almost ubiquitous presence of sugar, added during processing, in just about every packaged food in the supermarket. Here are a few examples , courtesy of the American Heart Institute, of the amount of calories in various foods from added sugars alone. One ...
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• There are a Lot Of Reasons For Childhood Obesity

  
  jaysdad.com — Authority: 467
  Being aware of the reasons for childhood obesity is a very good idea for any parent. Its only when you address the true causes of this condition that you can truly work toward fixing it. Neglecting the problem will not make it disappear. And when a youngster grows up overweight or obese its that much more difficult to ...
  2 days ago

• There are a Number of Reasons For Childhood Obesity

  
  Summer Weight Loss — Authority: 151
  Being concerned with the causes of childhood obesity is a very good idea for any parent. Its only when you address the true causes of this condition that you can truly work toward fixing it. Dismissing the problem will not make it disappear. And when a child grows up heavy or obese its that far more difficult to keep ...
  2 days ago

• Seattle Weight Loss Says End Childhood Obesity ~ Be Positive

  
  Hypnosis Health Info — Authority: 425
  At my Seattle weight loss office of Slender For Life™ I am all about being positive with our children and I am all about ending childhood obesity . In fact, Slender For Life™ is all about making positive changes through a hypnotherapy weight loss program either in my Seattle hypnosis office, ...
  2 days ago

• Childhood Obesity Factors

  
  Strictly Anything — Authority: 117
  With childhood obesity becoming a health issue of almost epidemic proportions in this country, it is wise for parents to examine whether child obesity is due to school lunches. There have been reports of school cafeterias that serve menus that are not as nutritional as they could or should be which has caused many ...
  2 days ago

• Another likely cause of obesity: Stress

  
  CalorieLab Diet News — Authority: 433
  Worried about your weight? Careful, that could make you fat In a recent post, this correspondent reported on a link that researchers had found between stress and fattening foods ; specifically, that the latter is routinely eaten by people in order to reduce the former. Now, a study of 600 overweight or obese women ...
  3 days ago

• Avoiding Childhood Obesity Starts at Home

  
  Summer Weight Loss — Authority: 151
  Its newsworthy how frequently families nowadays trust the education system to teach their children all sorts of things other than just reading, writing and arithmetic. Many parents put the obligation for averting childhood obesity on the shoulders of the school board as well, believing that gym classes and ...
  3 days ago

• Marketing On The Internet, Cell Phones and Video Games Increase Childhood Obesity

  
  Hypnosis Health Info — Authority: 425
  Parents are you aware of all the marketing on the internet, cell phones and video games that can lead to childhood obesity ? On November 1, 2009, ABC News had a story called, Vigilant Parents Say They Are Often Unaware of Marketing Techniques That Draw Teens, Kids . So if you are concerned about childhood ...
  3 days ago

• Is Your Family Watching Too Much TV? (You’re Not Alone!)

  
  EmpoweringParents.com — Authority: 118
  A Nielsen Co. reports kids are watching more television than ever and television viewing for children ages 2-11 is the highest since 1995.  Kids ages 6-11 watch 28 hours a week with about 4.5 hours on DVD.  And worse, kids age 2-5 are watching 32 hours—yes, that’s even more than the 6-11 year-olds, presumably ...
  4 days ago

• CNN Profiles Latino Communitys Efforts to Fight Childhood Obesity

  
  My Overweight Child — Authority: 118
  According to an Oct. 28 article by Debra Alban of CNN, members of the Latino community are facing an "uphill battle" in the effort to reduce rates of childhood obesity: When she was about 8, Frida Sepulveda developed dark folds of skin around her neck. Its a well-known warning sign of type 2 diabetes. Fridas mother, ...
  4 days ago

• Iron Chef America: White House Garden Battle

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 142
  Food Network recently announced that a special two-hour episode of the series Iron Chef America has been taped at the White House. White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford, and Iron Chef Bobby Flay, will compete against Mario Batali and Emeril Lagasse to produce five dishes showcasing the “secret ingredient” ...
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• Lap Band Surgery Effective For Morbidly Obese Children, Study Finds

  
  melting mama — Authority: 136
  Lap Band Surgery Effective For Morbidly Obese Children, Study Finds ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) — A surgeon at Childrens National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents. The study, ...
  5 days ago

• Exercise, One Of The Best Ways To Lose Weight

  
  Self Love Tips — Authority: 145
  Exercise, One Of The Best Ways To Lose Weight Post from: Self Love Tips . Looking for intuitive awareness in the world today? Bring ancient wisdom translated in the Mayan Daily Insights . There are a many people who are overweight. This weight gain did not materialize overnight. So, any one that thinks it can ...
  6 days ago

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