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3 hours of daily exercise a must for under-fives -- experts

Mon, 07/11/2011 - 12:02 by Jamie Anderson

If you thought only adolescents and adults need to indulge in daily exercising, hold on. According to the latest guidelines issued by the British government, under-fives too need a daily workout.

Government proposes guidelines for kids' food ads

Fri, 04/29/2011 - 16:06 by Anupreet Kaur

The Federal Trade Commission along with the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed voluntary principles of advertising food products for children on Thursday.

San Francisco: Only healthy meal packages can include toys for kids

Thu, 11/04/2010 - 09:33 by Samia Sehgal

San Francisco has taken an important step to curb childhood obesity. The city has called for a ban on the practice of giving away toys with fast-food packages which do not meet the guidelines for sodium, fat and calorie content.

Cold virus predisposes kids to obesity

Mon, 09/20/2010 - 15:49 by Jamie Anderson

Kids who carry a virus strain that causes respiratory and gastrointestinal illness are more likely to be obese and overweight as against their counterparts who do not carry the strain, suggest the findings of a new study.

Two fifth of New York City kids overweight or obese

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:20 by Jamie Anderson

An alarmingly large number of young students in the New York City are overweight or obese, reveals the findings of a new study.

Neck circumference gauges childhood obesity better

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 17:03 by Jamie Anderson

Body Mass Index (BMI) has hitherto been touted as a potent tool to screen obesity. However measuring the circumference of a child's neck may well come across as a better way to screen youngsters who are overweight and obese, results of a new study show.

Obese children at risk of dying prematurely--study

Thu, 02/11/2010 - 13:16 by Jaspreet Virk

New York, February 11 -- Obesity among children has always been a cause of concern as research has proved that it leads to health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure etc. Strengthening earlier studies done in the area, a recent study now states that obese children are more likely to die prematurely.

Phthalates found in obese children

Sat, 04/18/2009 - 10:34 by Salinder Kumar

New York -- A U.S. study suggests endocrine disruptors such as phthalates may play a role in childhood obesity, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine said.

Researchers found children in New York's East Harlem are three times more likely than other children in the United States to be overweight.

The study determined neighborhood characteristics -- including availability of convenience foods -- likely play a strong role in the number of obese children. Eighty percent of the children in the study reported purchasing food items from convenience stores at least one time per week, the hospital said in a report released Thursday.

Alarming statistics about childhood diabetes revealed

Sat, 02/28/2009 - 19:25 by Harleen Kaur

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, February 28: The latest results from the largest-ever national surveillance of youth with diabetes depict an alarming picture of disease among different groups in the United States. It has called for immediate public health efforts to curb obesity and diabetes among Asian and Pacific Island children.