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Specials

Researchers Link TV Ads With Childhood Obesity

Researchers Link TV Ads With Childhood Obesity

A new study found a connection between fast-food television advertisements and childhood...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 20:00
Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts

Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts

A new study demonstrates that banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:00
Weight Loss Surgery Improves Fertility

Weight Loss Surgery Improves Fertility

Women who become heavy with child after weight-loss surgery are prone to be healthier and less...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 15:38
Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with a number of risks, such as heart...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:07

Puppies Help Kids Shed Fat

Sydney - Old people with pets live longer and are healthier than those who don't share their home...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 10:07
High Blood Pressure Rates Up 5 Percent In The US

High Blood Pressure Rates Up 5 Percent In The US

High blood pressure rates appear to increase in the United States, according to a report released...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:30
Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 14:40
New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!

New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!

Trying to prevent obesity and thus health problems related to obesity, the Department of Health...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:30
Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity

Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity

In fact, forget this article and just turn off the computer and stop working on it, stop playing...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 03:14
Book’s Overweight Character “Teaches” Girls to Lose Weight

Book’s Overweight Character “Teaches” Girls to Lose Weight

As obesity increasingly becomes a global health concern, researchers try to figure out what we can...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 14:41
LA Chain Restaurants to List Calories on Their Menus

LA Chain Restaurants to List Calories on Their Menus

In an attempt to reduce the number of obese and overweight people, large chain restaurants in the...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 16:32
8-Years-Olds to Get Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs If Obese

8-Years-Olds to Get Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs If Obese

Kids as young as 8 are recommended cholesterol-lowering drugs if diet alone fails to work in order...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 10:42
Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US

Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US

A scientific analysis by the American College of Sports Medicine released at its annual meeting in...
» read full story June 01st, 2008 - 09:44
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U.S.

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals

A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that approximately...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 22:34
Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

More and more children in the United States are prescribed medication for chronic diseases,...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 12:26
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Science

Kids Head To Inactivity By Age 15, New Study Shows

Kids Head To Inactivity By Age 15, New Study Shows

As kids grow from pre-pubescence into teens, their rate of physical activity starts declining...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 20:19
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Health

Lack of Self-Control May Predispose Kids to Weight Gain

Lack of Self-Control May Predispose Kids to Weight Gain

A study released in the April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association’s...
» read full story April 07th, 2009 - 16:04
Rapid Weight Gain in Early Infancy Predisposes to Childhood Obesity

Rapid Weight Gain in Early Infancy Predisposes to Childhood Obesity

I am sure every mommy is happy to see her baby has a good appetite. Even more, they don’t...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 19:23
Most Children Take Vitamins, But They Don’t Really Need Them

Most Children Take Vitamins, But They Don’t Really Need Them

According to a newly released study, most children who take vitamins don’t really need them....
» read full story February 03rd, 2009 - 17:00
Kids and Vitamins: Do They Really Need Them?

Kids and Vitamins: Do They Really Need Them?

According to a recent study carried out by researchers at the University of California,...
» read full story February 03rd, 2009 - 15:00
Gene Variant May Predispose Children to Craving for Junk Food

Gene Variant May Predispose Children to Craving for Junk Food

A gene variation may play a significant role in the control of food intake and food choices,...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 12:50
One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity

A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that approximately...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 11:18
Censoring Fast-Food TV Ads Might Lower Childhood Obesity Rates

Censoring Fast-Food TV Ads Might Lower Childhood Obesity Rates

Banning fast-food advertising could lead to a decrease in the number of overweight and obese...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:30
More U.S. Children Take Medications For Chronic Diseases

More U.S. Children Take Medications For Chronic Diseases

The number of U.S children who take medications for chronic diseases is growing dramatically, a...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 13:20
Drug Prescriptions For US Children Rising At Alarming Rates

Drug Prescriptions For US Children Rising At Alarming Rates

More and more children in the United States are prescribed medication for chronic diseases,...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 14:10
Study Says: Literature Helps Obese Kids Lose Weight

Study Says: Literature Helps Obese Kids Lose Weight

Does the link between reading and losing weight ring you a bell? Of course it doesn’t! I bet you...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 15:28
LA Restaurants Required to Display Calories on Menus

LA Restaurants Required to Display Calories on Menus

The Los Angels City Council voted to draft a law that would require large chain restaurants in the...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 14:30
LA Restaurants Could Be Next Posting Calories on Menus

LA Restaurants Could Be Next Posting Calories on Menus

In an attempt to curb obesity rates, Los Angeles could be the next city after New York to adopt a...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 15:20
Kids Head to Inactivity By Age 15, New Research Shows

Kids Head to Inactivity By Age 15, New Research Shows

As kids grow from pre-pubescence into teens, their rate of physical activity starts declining...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 11:18
The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs for Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs for Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics is seeking to change some of its recommendations regarding...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 12:35
CDC: Childhood Obesity Rates Going Steady First Time in 25 Years

CDC: Childhood Obesity Rates Going Steady First Time in 25 Years

It seems like the battle against excessive weight has won ground lately, as rates of childhood...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 11:26
Childhood Obesity Linked to Heart Disease in Adult Life

Childhood Obesity Linked to Heart Disease in Adult Life

The number of children having problems with their weight will grow considerably in the years to...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 16:28
Overweight Children More Likely to Develop Heart Disease

Overweight Children More Likely to Develop Heart Disease

The number of children having problems with their weight will grow considerably in the years to...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 12:54
Kids Eat Much More After Watching Food Commercials

Kids Eat Much More After Watching Food Commercials

Researchers from the University of Liverpool say that obese and overweight children consume 100%...
» read full story April 26th, 2007 - 16:38
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