Obesity PRevention

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• Fat People Creating Fat Pets?

  
  Weight Loss Surgery Channel — Authority: 127
  Overweight pets are likely the result of emotional feeding from owners who would rather give pets treats to show love than exercise them or play with them, according to a new study.  Many people in America are obese – and these days, many of their pets are, too. Sadly, that means that both pets and pet [...]
  4 days ago

• Weight Loss Surgery News – December 18, 2009

  
  Weight Loss Surgery Channel — Authority: 127
  In this week’s episode of WLS News we’ll look at how some obesity studies may not be totally fair and balanced. Also, we’ll see a troubling connection between the obesity-forming habits of pet owners and their pets – and the health problems both can have in common. And we’ll find out just how quickly the ...
  6 days ago

• Early Education Program Gives Kids Head Start on Obesity Prevention

  
  My Overweight Child — Authority: 120
  A study by Temple University found that the Head Start program goes "above and beyond" federal recommendation for promoting healthy eating and exercise According to a Dec. 7 ScienceDaily article, a Temple survey of 1,583 Head Start programs found the following: Seventy percent of programs were serving only ...
  1 week ago

• Psychotherapy May Prevent Obesity in At-Risk Teens

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 702
  Washington, DC (AHN) – Teenage girls “at risk” of becoming obese could benefit from educational psychotherapy, according to a new report. Researchers with the National Institutes of Health said in a statement that girls who participated in what they call interpersonal psychotherapy may be able to prevent their ...
  1 week ago

• Kids get little exercise, overexposed to TV

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) Most children aged two to five years, although well fed, are not getting enough physical activity and are overexposed to TV.A study of about 300 home-based childcare providers by Oregon State University’s (OSU) Stewart Trost, sheds light on both positive and negative aspects of family day ...
  1 week ago

• Are Obesity Prevention Programs Triggering Eating Disorders? Some Organizations Are Raising Red Flags.

  
  Claire Mysko — Authority: 99
  A group of eating disorder organizations that includes The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA), Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC), International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals (IADEP), and National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) are encouraging ...
  1 week ago

• Dr. Val Tells ABC News To Get Off Their Butts

  
  Better Health — Authority: 544
  Some researchers say that America has “sitting disease” because (on average) we spend 56 hours a week in a seated position. I had the chance to talk to the ABC news team in Washington, DC, about the importance of daily activity to keep our bodies from losing muscle mass. I encouraged us to think of activity not ...
  1 week ago

• The Young Dietitian’s Dilemma

  
  Fooducate — Authority: 471
  This is a guest blog post by Jenny Westerkamp, RD The dietetics profession has changed in the last century, alongside our nation’s eating habits. Different demand, such as increased need for weight loss solutions — stemming from obesity epidemic — mean different kinds of supply such as dietitians that ...
  2 weeks ago

• St. George’s University, Grenada, Health Festival (6 of 6)

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 454
  St. George’s University, department of public health , Grand Anse Valley health & wellness festival, obesity prevention … St. George’s University department of public health Grand Anse Valley wellness festival obesity prevention
  4 weeks ago

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