]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/child-obesity Blog Articles Tagged with 'child-obesity' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923122?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity I love when the health world overlaps with the tech world; it makes health blogging that much more relevant. Technology is ever advancing, and folks are finding new applications for communication technology in addressing age-old problems in both the ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923122?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/920136?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity If you hope that food professionals are getting better quality information about child obesity than the general public, the current issue of the trade publication, Food Navigator, will unfortunately dispel that idea. The popular belief that kids are ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/920136?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:06:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/919773?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity During a conference of the American Society of Hypertension, experts warned that heart disease risk could TRIPLE among teenagers; obesity and high blood pressure are to blame. WebMD reports:The presence of child obesity results in higher rates of hig... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/919773?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:58:08 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/919253?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick, a general practitioner in London and the author of The Tyranny of Health: Doctors and the Regulation of Lifestyle, writes in the current issue of the British Journal of General Practice that child obesity is not a form of chi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/919253?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:21:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/914729?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, Eating & nutrition, In the news, MealtimeThe management of the Oulton Hall Hotel near Leads in the UK have an odd sense of humor. They thought they would have a 'bit of fun' and make parents pay for ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/914729?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/908588?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Bebe Moore Campbell was a bestselling author despite and perhaps because of recurrent depression, who sadly passed away from brain cancer in 2006. She was a tireless mental health advocate in her community and through her writing. Her accomplishments... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/908588?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:15:04 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/907983?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Filed under: Eating & nutrition, Medical conditions, In the news, MealtimeI'm one of those moms that cares a lot about the food my family eats. Even as food costs rise, we've cut back in other areas in our budget so that we can continue to buy organi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/907983?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:32:12 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wellness-tips/907757?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Extra time in gym class does not appear to do anything to reduce child obesity. So, what can you do to help an overweight child? Or yourself, for that matter, if this is a concern for you?This news from the Canadian Pediatric Society conference held ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wellness-tips/907757?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:00:57 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/907539?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity New research has concluded that most obese kids between the ages of 12 and 14 have metabolic syndrome; a major predictor of type-2 diabetes and heart disease. WebMD is on it: If a kid is age 8 with metabolic syndrome, it will take 10 years or less fo... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/907539?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:29:47 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/904916?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity We learned recently that child obesity is finally levelling off! This is great news but we can't relax yet. Weight problems are life long issues and just because the scale is levelling off now, that doesn't mean it won't yo-yo for these kids later. W... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/904916?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:24:34 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diet-blog/904287?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Arguably one of the most concerning aspects of the obesity crisis is how it is impacting our children. After 25 years of the climbing obesity rates in children, there may be cause for hope as these levels have stalled - according to the CDC. The fi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diet-blog/904287?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Fri, 30 May 2008 16:32:11 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-check-blog/898192?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Here's another study looking at the sleep-weight connection. This one focuses on children. Harvard University researchers found that babies who slept 12 hours or more a day were less likely to be obese by age 3. Not surprisingly, toddlers who... ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-check-blog/898192?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:03:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-check-blog/920050?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Here's another study looking at the sleep-weight connection. This one focuses on children. Harvard University researchers found that babies who slept 12 hours or more a day were less likely to be obese by age 3. Not surprisingly, toddlers who... ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-check-blog/920050?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:03:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/893225?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Photo: Mark ProbstJust last week we explored new research regarding the cognitive benefits to children who wear corrective eyewear. Traditionally most eye doctors do not prescribe for small amounts of hyperopia (farsightedness) because they will grow... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/893225?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/880881?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity So what will be the most popular fitness crazes for the new year? Jack Kelly of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette breaks them down. Take a look:The most important fitness trend for 2008 will be the availability of educated and experienced fitness professi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/880881?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:59:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/871389?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity A new program is getting NYC kids up and running. The AP is on it:The program, which targets childhood obesity, is in more than 100 New York City schools plus 20 schools in other states and 20 in Cape Town, South Africa, where a non-governmental ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/871389?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:56:03 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthy-recipe-doctor/864990?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity There's been some talk about the importance of removing vending machines (with junk food) from schools, labeling fast food items with nutrition information, etc...all in an effort to make a dent in the child obesity epidemic taking place in the U.S.B... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthy-recipe-doctor/864990?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:25:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/slashweight/850204?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity The ABC reality show lets O Neal be himself By Andrew LyonsBasketball star Shaquille O Neal has always been a larger-than-life figure, physically imposing but also a huge personality. Yet he s never been able to translate that into a career off... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/slashweight/850204?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:09:32 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/847164?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Physicians are encouraged to tell it like it is when dealing with child obesity:The recommended terms cut to the chase, at least medically, but don t mean that doctors should be insensitive or use the label in front of every patient, he said We n... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/847164?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:15:42 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/842762?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity In the fight against childhood obesity, Texas legislators have proposed spending between $5 and $8 million to require schools to measure kids fitness. The legislation happens to precisely describe a tool, at a cost of $230 per child, developed by ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/842762?rsstype=tag&tag=child-obesity Tue, 22 May 2007 00:17:00 -0400