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Limiting unhealthy food marketing to children (Childhood obesity)
Parents are concerned about food marketing and the way it impacts their children’s eating habits and would support policies to limit the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to…
BPA in children and teens linked to obesity (Childhood obesity)
Children and adolescents having higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a manufactured chemical found in consumer products, significantly increases odds of being obese.
Leonardo Trasande, M.D., M.P.P., of the…
Childhood obesity – Soft drink consumption not a major contributor (Childhood obesity)
Most children and youth who consume soft drinks and other sweetened beverages, such as fruit punch and lemonade, are not at any higher risk for obesity than their peers…
Caloric moderation can reverse link between low birth weight and obesity (Childhood obesity)
Babies who are born small have a tendency to put on weight during childhood and adolescence if allowed free access to calories. However, a new animal model study at…
If you’re expecting, this might make you feel a little better about reaching for that pint of ice cream: New research published in the FASEB Journal suggests that twins,…
An Oregon State University researcher has reviewed the body of evidence around weight loss supplements and has bad news for those trying to find a magic pill to lose…
Presidential Proclamation – National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in US (Childhood obesity)
Since the 1970s, the rate of childhood obesity in our country has tripled, and today a third of American children are overweight or obese. This dramatic rise threatens to…
More obese in US and UK by 2030 (Obesity)
The rising prevalence of obesity around the globe places an increasing burden on the health of populations, on healthcare systems and on overall economies.
A major challenge for researchers is…
A new tool — the Edmonton obesity staging system (EOSS) — improves on current methods to predict the risk of death in overweight and obese people, according to a…