Overweight & Obesity
Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic
A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an "alarming" increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers.
Sep 16, 2021
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Childhood Obesity
Overweight & Obesity
Childhood weight management program effective for Hispanic children from low-income families
Childhood obesity is a growing problem, with especially high rates in Hispanic and Black children and in families with low income. In a recent randomized clinical trial in a largely Hispanic, low-income population, children ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Preventing childhood obesity requires changes in parents' and clinicians' early-life care
Rates of childhood obesity are at historically high levels in the U.S., yet there are few interventions that promote healthy weight gain in children from infancy to age two—a critical period for the development and prevention ...
Jul 29, 2021
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Pediatrics
Evaluating peers' food choices may improve healthy eating habits among young adolescents
According to the World Health Organization, over 340 million children and adolescents (aged 5 to 10 years old) were classified as overweight or obese in 2016, a statistic that has risen from 14% since 1975. Childhood obesity ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Genomic instability linked to cancer is more likely in children and adolescents with obesity, study finds
A new study led by the University of Westminster has found greater evidence of genomic instability, a well-recognized enabler of cancer, in children and adolescents with obesity than those with a normal range body mass index ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Ban all unhealthy food advertisements to tackle childhood obesity, urge researchers
Today, the UK Government announced plans to ban unhealthy food advertisements on TV before 9pm and all paid-for online advertisements. This proposal is supported by recent evidence presented to the Government by the Warwick ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Brain alterations detected in obese children
Obesity is generally linked to poor eating habits and the availability of tasty, high-calorie foods. However, a new study led by researchers from the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Unit in the Department of Radiology ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Pediatrics
Smartphone use associated with unhealthy eating and overweight in teens
Even moderate smartphone use may influence teens' diet and weight, according to a new study of more than 53,000 Korean adolescents. Teens who used a smartphone for more than 2 hours per day were significantly more likely ...
Jun 7, 2021
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Health
Impact of school nutrition policies in California varies by children's ethnicity
California state school nutrition policies and federal policies for school meals have mixed impacts on childhood obesity in children of Pacific Islander (PI), Filipino (FI) and American Indian/Alaska native (AIAN) origins, ...
May 24, 2021
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Cardiology
Obese girls face heightened risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood
A study of 92 adolescents conducted in Brazil suggests girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity, such as high blood pressure and excessive blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides ...
May 12, 2021
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