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Could the childhood obesity 'epidemic' be ebbing?
After two decades of steadily increasing rates of childhood obesity, at least one state may finally be turning things around.
How Big Food won the childhood obesity war
In the political arena, one side is winning the war on child obesity. The side with the fattest wallets.
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
Carson Chow has used mathematical models to determine the causes of obesity, and ways to stem the epidemic.
Ad Council and Clear Channel Communities™ Launch Unprecedented Commitment to Reduce Childhood Obesity
NEW YORK, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ad Council, the largest producer of national public service campaigns in the U.S., and Clear Channel Communities™, the community engagement brand of Clear Channel, ...
The obesity war
Type 2 diabetes was once known as the "adult onset" type, because it came on only in adulthood. But youth no longer confers immunity. Thanks to rampant childhood obesity, Type 2 is increasingly being diagnosed among American kids. Although the numbers are still small, the growth of this...
MS report shows significant drop in obesity among elementary students
There's finally some encouraging news about our state's long battle against childhood obesity. A report released Wednesday showed a significant drop in the prevalence of overweight and obese elementary school children in Mississippi. The rate has dropped by 13 percent since 2005, and the obesity rate among all students is leveling off.
Breastfeeding 'cuts obesity risk'
Babies who are breastfed for longer and weaned on to solids later are less likely to suffer childhood obesity, a study has revealed.
Choose to Change combats childhood obesity across state
West Virginia University researchers for Choose to Change, an effort to prevent childhood obesity, announced their progress and future goals at a community kickoff Tuesday. ...
Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Childhood Obesity
A study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health finds that pregnant women in New York City exposed to higher concentrations of chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, were more than twice as likely to have children who were obese by age 7 compared with women with lower levels of exposure. PAHs, a common urban pollutant, are released into the ...
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