Health
Where are kids getting the most 'empty calories'?
U.S. children and teenagers are still downing too many "empty calories"—primarily from sugary beverages, sweets and pizza, a new government study finds.
Jun 2, 2020
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Healthy? No thanks: Diets of people worldwide are worsening
There may be more fruit, vegetables and healthy options available than ever before, but the world is mostly hungry for junk food, according to a study of eating habits in nearly 190 countries.
Feb 18, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Sugary drinks weigh heavily on teenage obesity
New research shows sugary drinks are the worst offenders in the fight against youth obesity and recommends that B.C. schools fully implement healthy eating guidelines to reduce their consumption.
Mar 26, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Some schools respond to child obesity by focusing on water
In the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, a new study is pointing to a way to help school kids maintain a healthier weight: clean, accessible drinking water.
Aug 7, 2023
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Soft drink, soft price: Soda prices found to be significantly low
A Drexel University study found that huge disparities exist between the cost of sugary soft drinks and the price of the healthier alternative milk—differences that could be reduced by taxes like the one just approved in ...
Jul 18, 2016
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Taxes on sugary beverages are not enough on their own to halt march of obesity in Asia
Facing declining markets in Western countries, multinational food companies are targeting Africa, Asia, and Latin America as new consumers of packaged foods, in a move that may worsen the global epidemic of chronic illness ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
A simple way to help prevent child obesity
(HealthDay)—Kids who don't drink water take in nearly 100 more calories from sugary drinks every day than those who do, according to a recent Penn State study.
Jun 14, 2019
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Junk food ads on TV tend to target African-American and Latino youth
One way to fight health disparities and obesity may be to turn off the TV. Food companies disproportionately target television advertising for unhealthy products like candy and sugary drinks to Latino and African-American ...
Aug 19, 2015
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More than one billion now afflicted by obesity: Lancet
More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study released by The Lancet medical journal.
Mar 3, 2024
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Healthy diet vital for adolescent mental health
(Medical Xpress)—New Zealand adolescents may need to increase their fruit and vegetable intake and reduce unhealthy options like sugary drinks and takeaways, to protect their mental health.
Aug 22, 2014
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