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Childhood Obesity Prevention Articles
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Many assume that childhood obesity is only an issue within North America, but according to a BBC News report by Jennifer Pak, this is not the case. In her article she explains that the Malaysian health minister stated that Malaysia has the highest percentage of obese citizens in Southeast Asia.…
There is a debate over whether school breakfasts, served in the classroom of a number of schools is contributing to the childhood obesity epidemic or not. A number of school districts have cited a number of different positives since beginning the program, including better attendance rates, healthier foods being eaten…
On occasion, baking breads and cakes on top of the stove can be more convenient. There's little or no bending and heavy lifting necessary--and depending on your baking choice, the cook time may be shorter on top of the stove than in the oven. Cakes and breads cook differently, and…
Dara Lynn Weiss certainly did not win a lot of friends with her post in Vogue about how she bullied her then seven year old daughter, Bea about her weight. That post, which was her lame attempt at explaining/excusing her public tirades at a weeping child and how she was…
In Britain, the government is suggesting that even babies, non-walking babies at that, should be exercising every single day. The suggestion is saying that children who are up and walking should be active for at least three hours of every day- a number that they should be hitting easily with…
Mary Helen Black, from the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research and Evaluation has authored a report that has been published in the journal Obesity. That report follows the conclusion of a research study that linked childhood obesity to an increased risk of developing or worsening asthma. In addition,…
What is the answer to the billion dollars kids obesity epidemic?
It seems that governments and communities are failing to find an answer or solution to this lifestyle issue. Kids obesity is a complex issue and needs to be treated as such. Governments have a tendency just to throw money…
The reports continue to pour in and none of them have good news. According to one of those reports, published in the Journal in Physical Education, there are only six states across the entire country that meet that nationwide standards for physical activity at the grade school and beyond level.…
Has anyone noticed lately the increase in newspapers and television regarding society and obesity. There are so many public opioions now regarding this topic. Obesity has hit explosive levels.
To tell you the truth many groups have been formed to investigate, study, search, target, take society samples and etc that…
With programs either beginning or changing to address childhood obesity, at least one is continuing to draw fire. The so called obesity report card program started with Arkansas in 2004, with notes being sent home to students' parents listing off the child's body mass index (BMI), their target weight and…
Developing healthful meal ideas for the kids is totally vital. This can take preparing and preparing. Also, it is necessary that your consuming routines show this wholesome goal, due to the fact children acquire following the actions that happen to be inlayed by their mother and dad from child years.…
Erin Hager, an Assistant Professor at the Pediatrics, Growth and Nutrition Division has completed a research study about parental perception of their children's body sizes. Hager works within the University of Maryland School of Medicine. To perform the study, Hager had more than two hundred, low income mothers to come…
Fast food is a big part of modern life these days, making it very hard to teach a child how he or she should eat healthy. The cheapest and easiest foods are those that are normally the least healthy. If you give your child the choice between healthy food and…
Working for the past two years in an elementary school, I have been disheartened with the changes in children's nutritional programs and physical activities.
We talk constantly about the growing concerns of our children getting overweight, but are we headed in the right direction in preventing child obesity?
I think…
Fitness bootcamps are a fabulous opportunity for kids to learn new things, try new activities and sports and be introduced to a healthier way of living in general. Away from their parents and siblings, they will likely develop personal independence, find strengths they never knew they had, and make a…
You just finished cleaning up after your son's 10th birthday party last night. You are all worn out. Today, you have scheduled his annual well-child check up. Everything went smoothly, as expected. On your way out, your doctor hands you an order for him to get his cholesterol checked. You…
If a patient needs to be transferred from another facility to Boston Children's Hospital, call 866-771-KIDS. An attending physician will mobilize the Critical Care Transport Team, discuss the availability of a bed and plan for interim stabilization. Boston Children's has a new "Medical passport" (aka medication list) form for patients…
The typical American child eats foods that have no resemblance to natural items- fruit "chews" that have no fruit content at all, chicken nuggets with questionable amounts of actual chicken and french fries that are literally swimming in vegetable oil and coated in salt. Many will not touch a vegetable…
Listen closely to this very simple statement: by the time your child is three their life's foundation is built.
By the age of three!
In thoses three very short years we have instilled in their young minds a foundation of what they will probably follow as an adult. Not saying…
Childhood obesity rates, especially in the South remain a major concern. The US Department of Agriculture has recently announced changes to the school lunch programs aimed at addressing those concerns but surprisingly, a new study has revealed that over half of all US public and private schools were still selling…
Obese child is ill child, to the more than certain that it will grow into an adult patient. A Polish children were in the forefront of obese children. Do you know what threatens obese child? What causes child obesity a disease? Obese child not only has trouble in a group…
In the ongoing battle against childhood obesity there are harsh and hard drawn lines in the sand. Some people are pointing their fingers at the parents, claiming that it all the mother and father that are to blame. Others are pointing at society in general, or the advertisers, the fast…
Some statistics are just shocking. The number of children suffering from obesity has been on the rise all over the world despite the efforts made by governments and other organizations to stop it. Even with all the information out there, children still find themselves with this condition. The worst part…
As most people are aware, the current obesity rate for preschool-aged children has more than doubled over the past few decades. The main reasons that children are becoming obese are because they are eating way too much junk food and are not participating in daily preschool exercise. Children that are…
Only a mother can fully understand the extent of an infant’s predicament caused due to gripe and improper digestion. Though the infant can’t verbally communicate its discomfort, the message is passed through its continuous and loud wailing. The exact reason causing a baby stomach pain is unknown, though speculations and…
In 2010, several retired military officers made the startling announcement that the school lunches being served in the American cafeterias were not only a blight on the face of good health but a threat to our very security. At the rate of childhood obesity right now, they said, we are…
Walk into any school in the US, UK or Australia and you will notice a large percentage of children who are overweight or obese. Kids obesity is a real problem and is costing tax payers billions of dollars each year to treat. Kids obesity strategies are are only hitting the…
Dear Parents the Childhood obesity epidemic is on the rise. That's why it's a great idea to start your children on a very sensible nutritional program that balances fitness, family, fun and work.
Why wait and see if your child will acquire diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease...and try…
Americans are obsessed about health and fitness and will do almost anything to look good. Plastic surgeons are getting rich doing makeovers on aging men and women; Dentists are multiplying in every neighborhood and getting popular with innovative techniques to produce brilliant teeth; and gyms and training videos are everywhere.…
A study funded by the National Institute of Health has found that an age specific program aimed at teaching weight loss and health techniques are much more effective in the long term than a more generalized approach. Previously, the NIH had funded weight loss programs with no age specificity with…
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