News tagged with obesity prevention
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Diabetes rates rocket in Oklahoma, South
The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern states.
Diabetes
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Booze calories nearly equal soda's for US adults
Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found.
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Nov 15, 2012 |
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New study highlights how child care providers can be part of the solution for childhood obesity
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 ...
Overweight and Obesity
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Parents talking to their teens about being overweight
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 28% of adolescents are overweight. This means that about 1 in every 5 parents is thinking about how to discuss this with their child. Creating a healthful ...
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Nov 08, 2012 |
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School psychologists can play key role in reducing obesity, raising scores
(Medical Xpress)—How school psychologists can help students prevent obesity and, in turn, achieve academic success is the focus of a study conducted by Neag School of Education researchers and published ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Fewer meals eaten in front of television after intervention
(HealthDay)—A brief primary care intervention for preschool-aged children and their parents reduces the number of meals eaten in front of the television but does not reduce overall screen time or body mass index (BMI), ...
Pediatrics
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Combining exercise and economics in the study of childhood obesity
(Medical Xpress)—The medical costs of obesity for the current cohort of children and adolescents in Maine could reach an estimated $1.2 billion over the next 20 years, according to a new study by a University ...
Overweight and Obesity
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Family obesity approach promising for black girls
(HealthDay)—Obesity interventions that include family involvement may be a promising approach for targeting African-American girls, but more research is required, according to the results of a systematic ...
Overweight and Obesity
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Disability high amongst non-hospitalised injury victims
Levels of ongoing disability amongst people injured, even when not hospitalised, has surprised a University of Otago research team.
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Oct 02, 2012 |
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Non-caloric beverages can help teens avoid excessive weight gain, study shows
A new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that adolescents who eliminated sugar-sweetened beverages for one year gained less weight than those who didn't, shedding light on an effective intervention to help combat adolescent obesity. ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 24, 2012 |
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The effect of body mass index on blood pressure varies by race among children
Obesity in black children more severely impacts blood pressure than in white children who are equally overweight, according to a new study presented at the American Heart Association's High Blood Pressure Research 2012 Scientific ...
Cardiology
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Targeting childhood obesity early
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 ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Group: 39 US states' obesity to pass 50 percent
(AP)—A group campaigning against obesity predicts that more than half the people in 39 U.S. states will be obese—not merely overweight, but obese—by 2030.
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Sep 18, 2012 |
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Obesity more common among rural residents than urban counterparts, study finds
A new study finds that Americans living in rural areas are more likely to be obese than city dwellers. Published in the National Rural Health Association's Fall 2012 Journal of Rural Health, the study indicates that reside ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 14, 2012 |
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People who read food labels stay thinner
An international team of scientists headed from the University of Santiago de Compostela ensures that reading the labels on food products is linked to obesity prevention, especially in women. According to ...
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Sep 13, 2012 |
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