Topic: Childhood Obesity
A new study finds infants and preschoolers who don't get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity. . . . Researchers...
The obesity rate in America is reaching epidemic proportions. According to annecollins. com, the obesity rate among children has been steadily...
Babies and children under the age of 5 getting less than 10 hours of sleep at night are more likely to be overweight or obese five years later, a...
Infants and preschoolers who don't get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests.. . The ...
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told a very important audience Wednesday about a very important train.. . With 85 children gathered round...
The Washington Post reported this morning that Montgomery County schools have started posting calorie information in school cafeterias.. The county...
Insufficient amounts of nighttime sleep among infants and preschool-aged children may be a significant risk factor for developing childhood...
theodp writes "The winners of the childhood obesity infographic design contest sponsored by GOOD and First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move...
In a first person paper published in the Aug. 27, 2010 issue of Childhood Obesity, Dr. Melinda Sothern, Director of Health Promotion and Professor...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It's known that obese children tend to have "flatter" feet than their normal-weight peers, but it has been unclear whether that reflects a potential problem in the foot's bone structure or simply extra fat padding. A ...
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Childhood Obesity
ABC news report highlighting childhood obesity & rising rates of type ...2008-03-17 -
Childhood Obesity Epidemic
One in five children in the United States is diagnosed ...2007-06-26 -
Stress and Childhood Obesity
Dr. Robert Lustig explains the possible connection between stress and ...2009-10-12
