Overweight & Obesity
Three wins this week for tackling obesity
When it comes to obesity in Australia, the statistics are alarming – and generally getting worse.
Nov 29, 2016
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Childhood Obesity
Overweight & Obesity
Opinion: Why young women need to be given a louder voice in the obesity debate
Young women are at the centre of myriad public health concerns about their bodies. Fears about obesity, inactivity, unhappiness and social media have driven policy responses that target young women and their "problem" behaviours. ...
Nov 23, 2016
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Health
Study warns of Spanish children's overexposure to 'junk food' ads on TV
Scientists from the UGR and the University Hospital San Rafael (Granada) conclude that Spanish children are overexposed to TV ads of unhealthy food (burgers, pizzas, soft drinks, bakery, etc.), a worrying situation which ...
Nov 10, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Infections during infancy more closely associated with childhood obesity risk
Infections during infancy - rather than antibiotic use, as previously suspected - were associated with an increased risk of childhood obesity in a Kaiser Permanente study of more than 260,000 infants over 16 years. The findings ...
Nov 2, 2016
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Pediatrics
Opinion: Junk food ads aimed at children should be banned
"The World Medical Association have called for junk food advertising to be banned during all TV programmes that are appealing to children. I strongly support this, and believe that the evidence base warrants further regulatory ...
Oct 25, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Look-alike smart snacks: Are they benefiting student nutrition or brand marketing?
When Smart Snacks sold in schools-reformulated versions of less nutritious snacks sold in stores—are packaged to look like their commercial counterparts, consumer confusion is likely, compromising dietary health gains and ...
Oct 24, 2016
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Pediatrics
Sleep-deprived preschoolers eat more
The preschoolers, all regular afternoon nappers, were deprived of roughly three hours of sleep on one day - they had no afternoon nap and were kept up for about two hours past their normal bedtime - before being awakened ...
Oct 13, 2016
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Health
Improved federal school lunch guidelines lead students to better health, study finds
Federal school lunch guidelines enacted in 2012 are doing what they were designed to do: improving nutrition for school-age children and reducing childhood obesity, according to a study recently published in the American ...
Oct 13, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Study finds differences in obesity rates between children/teens with and without autism
Children and teens with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be more likely to be obese and stay obese during adolescence than their peers without ASD, according to a new epidemiological study led by researchers from Tufts ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Low-income communities of color grow healthier through community organizing
More than two in three adults are considered overweight or obese in the United States. Alarmingly, this trend begins in childhood: about one-third of children and adolescents ages 6 to 19 are considered overweight or obese.
Oct 11, 2016
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