Causes of Childhood Obesity

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Obesity
Obesity, or over-nutrition, is the generalized accumulation of fat both beneath the skin and throughout the body. Some... »

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Breastfeeding and Protection from Obesity
A huge study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed a total of 177,304 low-income children at... »
Breastfeeding Drops Risk of Obesity
Childhood obesity rates continue to climb. However, babies who are breastfed have a 30 percent drop in their risk of... »
Childhood Obesity
Just when we've mastered the difference between good and bad cholesterol, researchers have introduced a host of new... »
Childhood Obesity and Cancer
The heavier kids are during the toddler, preschool, and school years, the greatest the chance they have of developing... »
Could Childhood Obesity be a Genetic Disorder? Yes!
The July issue of Pediatrics reports convincing evidence (from an investigation of twins growing up in different... »
Kids' Diets and Adults' Hearts
How much kids weigh is important, but whether they depart from their own growth curve lines appears to be even more... »
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Kids' Meal Toys with Unhealthy Fast Food?
Our county was the first in the nation to ban restaurants from using toy giveaways to lure kids to high-calorie, high-... »
Overweight: Not Just Skin Deep
More than a third of overweight kids, age 2 through 18, already have elevated blood pressure, according to a study of... »
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Pediatricians’ Trick-or-Treat Bags
Each year thousands of pediatricians gather for a national conference to catch up on the latest science and with each... »