Recent News & Comments About child obesity statistics
Arthritis in kids possibly linked to rising obesity rates
Diabetes, heart problems and asthma are common effects of child obesity. But now, new studies suggests obese kids who become teenagers are developing arthritis.
The First Lady’s Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative Selects Neighborhood House Association for Exceptional Work to ...
On May 9 First Lady’s Let’s Move! Child Care initiative recognized Neighborhood House Association (NHA) of San Diego for exceptional work to promote young children’s health and prevent childhood obesity. NHA was recognized at the Let’s Move! Child Care Recognition Luncheon. The Let’s Move! Child Care Recognition Luncheon Washington, DC. featured White House Assistant Chef [...]
Documentary dissects growing obesity problem
By David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle We’ve all seen the TV news reports on obesity in the United States, fresh statistics from the latest study, read with professional detachment, while images of pudgy bodies cross the screen, their faces blurred or heads just out of the camera frame. It’s been going on for years, as much [...]
How do we fight childhood obesity?
When you see the statistics on overweight children, it's clear that Tennessee has a big fight on its hands.
Steve Gerrard joins call for school cookery lessons to fight obesity
Footballer and nutrition experts warn David Cameron that cuts in food education will be a 'disaster' for Britain's youngsters England football international Steven Gerrard teams is teaming up with medical experts and academics to demand that cooking and food education should remain compulsory for all children aged five to 14 to help fight obesity. A letter to David Cameron signed by the ...
County ranks high in obesity
Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States and St. Francois County is no exception to the rule. The problem is found across economic lines and affects all ages – children, teens and adults.
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
LONDON (Reuters) - Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as Africa, as lifestyles and diets there change. The United Nations data showed one in three adults worldwide has raised blood pressure - the cause of around half of all deaths from stroke and ...
Childhood obesity (Love not our children to death)
SOME of us may be shortening the life of our children without realizing it, unintentionally, unwittingly, all in the name of love, but nonetheless devastating to them when they reach middle age and beyond. “Love not our children to death” is the message in my coffee-table book on disease prevention published in the United States, [...]
'The Weight of the Nation' review: Obesity crisis
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) The Weight of the Nation: Documentary series. Part 1, "Consequences," and Part 2, "Choices," at 8 p.m. Mon. Part 3, "Children in Crisis" and Part 4, "Challenges," at 8 p.m. Tues. on HBO....
Obesity in U.S. projected to grow, though pace slows: CDC study
Obesity in the United States is projected to continue its rise over the next 18 years, extending to 42% of Americans by 2030, according to a study released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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