http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Overweight and obese children have a significantly increased risk of incident asthma, with evidence of a dose-response effect of elevated body mass index (BMI), according to a meta-analysis published online Nov. 12 in Obesity Reviews. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-role-bmi-incident-asthma-children.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:30:01 EST news272652502 A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that behavioural treatment for inducing weight-loss can be very effective for severely obese children. However, the treatment to change dietary and exercise habits must be given in time, as it showed to have little effect on adolescents with the same problem. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-children-obesity-prior-adolescence.html Pediatrics Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:30:05 EST news270806757 Children who bask in the nighttime glow of a TV or computer don't get enough rest and suffer from poor lifestyle habits, new research from the University of Alberta has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-tv-devices-kids-bedrooms-linked.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:30:20 EST news270131411 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 feet, ankles, knees and hips - contributes to both poor physical function and a reduced quality of life in obese children, according to a new study by Dr. Sharon Bout-Tabaku and colleagues, from Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University in the US. Their work shows that obese children with lower extremity pain have worse physical function and poorer psychological health than obese children without lower extremity pain. Their findings appear online in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, published by Springer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-foot-knee-hip-pain-problem.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:31:14 EST news269613067 (Medical Xpress)—An international study led by a researcher from The University of Western Australia for the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has produced exciting results that may lead to new drugs to treat obesity and reduce the incidence of Type 2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-discovery-drugs-curb-obesity-diabetes.html Immunology Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:22:14 EST news269158927 Cutting screen time and not rewarding children's good behaviour with sweets are among the steps parents could take to reduce overweight and obesity in children before they start school, according to research by the University of Sydney. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-obesity-dont-sweets-reward-children.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:26:56 EST news268385194 Obese kids have less sensitive taste-buds than kids of normal weight, indicates research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-obese-children-sensitive-taste-buds-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:30:05 EST news267290884 With childhood obesity now affecting 17 percent of American children, the nation is rallying around the concept that serious action is required. In 2010, President Barack Obama established the first Task Force on Childhood Obesity, aimed at reducing the rate of such obesity to just 5 percent by 2030. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-childhood-obesity-early.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:29:02 EST news267254930 Parents concerned about their children's slothful ways can do something about it, according to research at National Jewish Health. They can increase their own activity. In the July 2012 issue of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Kristen Holm, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at National Jewish Health, and her colleagues report that, when parents increase their daily activity, as measured by a pedometer, their children increase theirs as well. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-parents-children.html Health Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:58:26 EST news262886297 (HealthDay) -- Obese children have abnormal measurements of the biophysical properties of the aorta, reflecting increased aortic stiffness and early cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online June 25 in The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-biophysical-abnormalities-aorta-obese-children.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:50:03 EST news260201592 Obese children show greater exposure than nonobese children to a phthalate, a chemical used to soften plastics in some children's toys and many household products, according to a new study, which found that the obesity risk increases according to the level of the chemical found in the bloodstream. The study will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-phthalate-environmental-chemical-linked-higher.html Health Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:00:05 EST news259925012 (HealthDay) -- Diabetes is increasing among U.S. children at an alarming rate, say researchers who report jumps of more than 20 percent since 2001 for type 2 disease, which is linked to excessive weight and sedentary lifestyles, and type 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetes-rapidly-kids.html Diabetes Sun, 10 Jun 2012 06:02:12 EST news258526924 Weight loss improved both metabolic parameters and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in obese children in a new study from researchers in Belgium, confirming links between metabolic dysregulation, SDB and obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-weight-loss-sbd-metabolic-dysregulation.html Sleep apnea Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:01 EST news256985309 (HealthDay) -- Behavioral treatment for obesity is much more effective for younger children than for adolescents, according to a study presented at the European Congress on Obesity, held from May 9 to 11 in Lyon, France. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-eco-behavioral-treatment-obesity-effective.html Health Mon, 14 May 2012 16:30:01 EST news256229271 (HealthDay) -- Levels of certain gut bacteria and low protein intake may raise children's risk of being obese, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-gut-bugs-child-odds-obesity.html Health Thu, 10 May 2012 17:50:01 EST news255885088 Kids can be really mean – especially to other kids – and school-yard bullying can have serious immediate and long-term effects. One area of increasing concern in this regard is the possibility that overweight or obese children shoulder the brunt of bullying. With childhood obesity rates reaching unprecedented levels, this may translate into even more negative behavior being experienced by today's kids. It is also possible that children who are disliked by their peers may respond by becoming less active and more likely to overeat – compounding the issue even further. It's a vicious cycle, to say the least. Indeed, some research shows that obese children miss more school days than healthy-weight children. One reason might be because obese kids are unhappy due to being mistreated by other children; they might be avoiding school because of a negative emotional climate in the classroom. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-school-climate-affect-overweight-children.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:30:01 EST news254492721 New research found the genetic variant Patatin-like phospholipase domain containing protein-3 (PNPLA3) acting in conjunction with the glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) is associated with increased susceptibility to fatty liver disease in obese children. The study, published in the March issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, determined the PNPLA3 and GCKR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were responsible for up to 39% of the hepatic fat content in this pediatric population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-genetic-variants-linked-fatty-liver.html Genetics Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:22:58 EST news251716965 A new study of three diets with obese children shows that all diets are effective in managing weight but that a reduced glycemic load diet – one that accounts for how many carbs are in the food and how much each gram of carbohydrate raises blood glucose levels – may be most promising. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-diets-weight-obese-children.html Health Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:15:09 EST news250960491 Good news for soccer moms: Girls who join organized team sports at age 11 are more likely to stay physically active as they get older, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-team-sports-young-girls-physically.html Health Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:50:04 EST news250330374 (HealthDay) -- Overweight children may not respond as well to common asthma medicines known as inhaled corticosteroids, new research finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-heavy-kids-asthma-meds.html Inflammatory disorders Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:48:28 EST news250102087 Electronic health records and embedded tools can alert and direct pediatricians so they can better manage the weight of children and teenagers, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published online in The Journal of Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-computer-assisted-tools-pediatricians-obese-patients.html Health Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:24:33 EST news249053061 A UCLA study has found that a new parent-training program is effective in reducing the risk of low-income, preschool-age Latino children being overweight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-parent-training-intervention-curbs-pediatric-obesity.html Health Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:56:59 EST news248547413 Obese children are 74 percent more likely to sustain a fracture of the growth plate, the softer end of the bone where growth occurs. A new study presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), involved 224 children visiting a Maryland hospital with a fracture. Information was collected on each patient regarding their sex, age, height, weight, fracture location and pattern. Patients ages 2 to 16 were divided into two groups for comparison: a "normal weight" group and an "obese/overweight" group for children with a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 85 percentile. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-obese-children-growth-plate-fractures.html Health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:21:23 EST news247926074 Parents should be involved in treatment programs for their obese children, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-family-focus-obese-kids-treatment.html Health Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:10 EST news246555291 While the percentage of obese children in the United States tripled between the early 1970s and the late 2000s, a new study suggests that—at least for middle school students—weight gain has nothing to do with the candy, soda, chips, and other junk food they can purchase at school. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-junk-food-schools-doesnt-weight.html Health Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:40:01 EST news246004169 (Medical Xpress) -- Parents of some obese children could save up to £6.58 ($10.22) each week by changing their shopping habits and opting for a healthier diet, according to research published in the latest issue of the British Journal of General Practice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-healthy-diet-junk-food-uk.html Health Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:50:01 EST news243239688 A recent study of obese and non-obese children found that low vitamin D levels are significantly more prevalent in obese children and are associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes. This study was accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-vitamin-d-contribute-diabetes.html Health Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:12:49 EST news242295161 A new study released today offers hope that California may finally be getting a handle on its 30-year battle with childhood obesity, but it also showcases a patchwork of progress that leaves the majority of the state's counties still registering increases in obesity rates among school-age children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-california-headway-childhood-obesity-successes.html Health Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:23:53 EST news240078226 Overweight or obese children are at three times greater risk for high blood pressure than children of normal weight, according to researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-overweight-obese-kids-greater-high.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:12:54 EST news236880765