http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians and parents can use to help combat the increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news179076366.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:26:55 EST news179076366 Want your children to eat less? Let them serve themselves. They probably won't dole out a supersize portion on their own. http://www.physorg.com/news169964605.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:40:01 EST news169964605 Childhood obesity has quadrupled in the last 40 years, which may mean today's children become the first generation to have a shorter lifespan than their parents, a leading obesity expert told the American Psychological Association on Saturday. http://www.physorg.com/news168967014.html Medicine & Health Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:20:01 EST news168967014 A new study of childhood obesity in the United States has found that some social factors, such as the presence of friends, may put overweight youths at greater risk of overeating. http://www.physorg.com/news168536392.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:40:23 EST news168536392 (PhysOrg.com) -- As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. Now, a new University of Missouri study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten. http://www.physorg.com/news165753936.html Other Sciences Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:01 EST news165753936 The prevalence of overweight in the US population is among the highest in Mexican-American children and adolescents. In a study of 1,030 Hispanic children between the ages of 4 and 19, published in the June 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine found less than optimal diets in both overweight and non-overweight participants. http://www.physorg.com/news163072301.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:52:39 EST news163072301 Less than an hour of daily exercise reduces depressive symptoms and improves self esteem in overweight children, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news156619125.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:19:13 EST news156619125 With 17 percent of US children between ages 2 and 19 classified as obese, new research shows that parents may not be recognizing their own children's risk factors. A new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners shows that parents are likely to misperceive their child's weight - especially those parents who are overweight themselves. http://www.physorg.com/news156615079.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:12:19 EST news156615079 Despite recent widespread media attention given to studies that have indicated one-third of American children have a weight problem, a new study shows just one-third of children who are overweight or obese actually receive that diagnosis by a pediatrician. The study, led by researchers at The MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, also stresses that this failure to diagnose appears to mostly impact children who may most greatly benefit from early intervention. The study is published in the January issue of the journal Pediatrics. http://www.physorg.com/news149774891.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:08:11 EST news149774891 Regular exercise seems to reduce anger expression in overweight but otherwise healthy children, researchers said. http://www.physorg.com/news146746623.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:57:03 EST news146746623 A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers. http://www.physorg.com/news146315666.html Medicine & Health Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:14:26 EST news146315666 [B]More than 4 in 10 parents with underweight and overweight children mistakenly believe their children are in the average weight range, according to University of Melbourne research[/B] More than four in 10 parents with underweight and overweight children mistakenly believe their children are in the average weight range, according to University of Melbourne research. http://www.physorg.com/news143635478.html Medicine & Health Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:44:38 EST news143635478