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Paradoxically, food insecurity may be underlying contributor to overweight

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Both household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to being overweight. A study of almost ...


Study finds link between individual stress and adolescent obesity

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stress may indeed be a direct contributor to childhood obesity. That's according to a new Iowa State University study finding that increased levels of stress in adolescents are associated with a greater likelihood of them ...


Obama administration seeks $63B for world health

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Obama White House said Tuesday that it wants $63 billion to be set aside in the fiscal 2010 budget to fight global diseases over the next six years.


Controlling neglected tropical diseases may be key to US foreign policy

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created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stating that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) not only promote poverty but also destabilize communities, former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Sabin Vaccine Institute President Peter Hotez call upon ...


Researchers find household insecurity associated with food insecurity, poor health

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created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers from Boston Medical Center have recently found that as household energy insecurity increases, the odds of infants and toddlers experiencing food insecurity, negative health, hospitalizations and developmental ...