Sep
6
Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — Infants and preschoolers who don’t
get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood
obesity, a new study suggests.
Sep
6
Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — Infants and preschoolers who don’t
get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood
obesity, a new study suggests.
Sep
6
Pediatric Weight Expert Provides Obesity Trinity Answers
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In a first person paper published in the August 27, 2010 issue of Childhood Obesity, Dr. Melinda Sothern, Director of Health Promotion and Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides three ways to de-program the 1950s obesity trinity underlying the current obesity epidemic in the United States and protect future generations from its health consequences…
Sep
2
National Leaders Pick Fight Against Childhood Obesity
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Those Picked Last, a foundation created to educate and bring together parents, children, clinicians, educators, politicians and businesses to combat childhood obesity, is announcing its first ever conference in honor of Childhood Obesity Month. The conference, “Weaving The Threads of Hope for Change” is being held on Tuesday, September 7 from 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Hilton Columbus at Easton…
Sep
2
As the U.S. launches its first-ever National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month today, scientists say the problem may be even more widespread than was thought. Researchers have found that parents tend to underreport their children’s weight. Estimates of obesity and body mass index (BMI) based on parent-supplied data may miss one in five obese children…
Aug
27
Link Between Federal School Lunches And Childhood Obesity
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With children going back to school, parents are concerned that their youngsters are staying fit and eating right, especially those who dine in a school cafeteria. New research funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds that children who eat school lunches that are part of the federal government’s National School Lunch Program are more likely to become overweight…
Aug
18
Nashville Parks And Vanderbilt Pediatrics Awarded $12 Million To Fight Childhood Obesity
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Vanderbilt’s Department of Pediatrics, in partnership with Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation, has been awarded a $12 million, seven-year grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for an ambitious project aimed at stopping obesity in preschoolers before it can take hold…
Aug
16
Some Minority Groups Hit Hard by Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — While some research suggests
that the incidence of childhood obesity may be leveling off, a new study
finds that for certain racial groups the rates may actually be getting
higher.
Aug
16
Some Minority Groups Hit Hard by Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — While some research suggests
that the incidence of childhood obesity may be leveling off, a new study
finds that for certain racial groups the rates may actually be getting
higher.
Jul
25
Can someone eat for good health if they don’t know how to cook? If you had never tasted a certain vegetable while growing up, would you try it on your own? After observing a lack of confidence with cooking skills among youth, the CONTACT - South Simcoe Community Information Centre put ingredients together to form the award winning program “Kids in the Community Kitchen (KICK)”…