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Peru's president signed a new law Thursday designed to reduce child obesity by encouraging healthier eating habits in schools. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-peru-junk-food-schools.html Health Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:11 EST news287983827 Overweight and obese children in low-income households can meet or exceed the Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity when given access to a structured weight management program, according to a new study published in Academic Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-weight-loss-kids-low-income-families.html Pediatrics Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:02 EST news282333132 In research that included nearly 14,000 healthy infants in Belarus, an intervention that succeeded in improving the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding during infancy did not result in a lower risk of overweight or obesity among the children at age 11.5 years, according to a study appearing in the March 13 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-duration-breastfeeding-infancy-child-overweight.html Health Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:01:33 EST news282322883 A University of Illinois study has established a possible link between high-fat diets and such childhood brain-based conditions as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and memory-dependent learning disabilities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-link-childhood-obesity-adhd-disabilities.html Attention deficit disorders Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:30:01 EST news280496481 A much neglected part of the obesity epidemic is that it has resulted in more overweight/obese women before and during pregnancy. Their offspring also tend to have higher birth weights and more body fat, and carry an increased risk of obesity and chronic diseases later in life. However, the nutritional factors and mechanisms involved pre and during pregnancy that may influence child obesity remain uncertain. A recent publication by ILSI Europe identifies and discusses key contributing factors leading to obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-obesity-transmission-pregnancy.html Health Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:20:03 EST news279994243 The impact on children of alcohol and fast-food advertising in sports sponsorship is concerning health experts at The University of Western Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-kids-sport-ads-alcohol-fast.html Health Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:31:52 EST news278062306 (Medical Xpress)—Public health researcher Professor Tony Blakely from the University of Otago, Wellington says the time for prevaricating about obesity is over with the release of latest child obesity figures by the Ministry of Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-disparities-child-obesity-zealand.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:27:29 EST news274602442 University of Illinois researchers have developed a model that uses neonatal piglets for studying infant brain development and its effect on learning and memory. To determine if the model is nutrient-sensitive, they have done some research on the effects of iron-deficient diets. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-iron-deficiency-cognitive-insights-piglets.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:09:35 EST news273762565 (Medical Xpress)—Children living in poorer neighborhoods are nearly 30 percent more likely to be obese than children in more affluent residences, according to a new study from Rice University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-link-poverty-childhood-obesity.html Health Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:26:23 EST news271934774 Parents with a higher number of stressors in their lives are more likely to have obese children, according to a new study by pediatric researchers. Furthermore, when parents perceive themselves to be stressed, their children eat fast food more often, compared to children whose parents feel less stressed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-greater-parental-stress-linked-children.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:08:41 EST news270130095 Mexico, second in obesity in the world after the United States, wants its children to cut down on the soft drinks and fatty foods that have made them the chubbiest kids in Latin America. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-obesity-mexico-kids-slim.html Overweight and Obesity Sat, 20 Oct 2012 05:35:45 EST news269930131 Efforts to prevent obesity among low-income infants should focus not only on what babies are being fed but also the reasons behind unhealthy feeding practices, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-low-income-moms-stress-overfeed-infants.html Pediatrics Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:10:01 EST news254896378 A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documents a need for increased injury prevention efforts in many of the most popular activities for kids (walking, bicycling, swimming, sports and playground use) in the United States. Injury is the leading cause of death for young people in the U.S., yet many public health efforts to promote physical activity in kids do not consider the numerous available strategies to incorporate injury prevention. The report, published online in the journal Health and Place, outlines how injury prevention and child obesity professionals can work together to prevent injury while promoting active lifestyles in kids. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-strategies-physical-kids-lack-injury.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:56:00 EST news246304552 One in five 11-year-old children is currently defined as obese, and the country faces a potentially huge burden of increased obesity-associated morbidity and early mortality. New research by the University of Bristol has found that despite the health implications of childhood obesity, many GPs remain reluctant to discuss the topic with parents or to refer overweight children to weight reduction services. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gp-parental-reluctance-childhood-obesity.html Health Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:10:01 EST news231040791