http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys revealed that over 21% of children 2 to 5 years old were considered overweight or obese. Child care settings can serve as a platform to teach children about nutrition in our fight against childhood obesity, as nearly 50% of children in the United States under age 5 are enrolled in child care. In a new study released in the November/December 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, training child care providers about their role in children's healthful eating is an essential component of child care-based obesity prevention initiatives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-highlights-child-solution-childhood-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:47:02 EST news271612012