News tagged with healthy weight
Weighing the difference: Switching to water, diet beverages can tip the scales
Making a simple substitution of water or diet soft drinks for drinks with calories can help people lose 4 to 5 pounds, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows.
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Primary care program helps obese teen girls manage weight, improve body image and behavior
Teenage girls gained less weight, improved their body image, ate less fast food, and had more family meals after participating in a 6- month program that involved weekly peer meetings, consultations with primary care providers ...
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Study: Stressed kids more likely to become obese
(Medical Xpress) -- The more ongoing stress children are exposed to, the greater the odds they will become obese by adolescence, reports Cornell environmental psychologist Gary Evans in the journal Pediatrics (129:1).
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Updated American Cancer Society nutrition guidelines stress need for supportive environment
Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical environments that support healthy behaviors. The report includes ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Study: Obesity limits effectiveness of flu vaccines
People carrying extra pounds may need extra protection from influenza.
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Child-care facilities can do more to promote healthy eating and physical activity among preschoolers
Eating and physical activity habits for a lifetime can develop at an early age. As the use of preschool child care increases and the prevalence of childhood obesity is at an all-time high, the opportunity to positively impact ...
Aug 26, 2011 |
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Doctors and public health researchers say shocking diabetes rates can be reduced
(Medical Xpress) -- Leading medical specialists, public health researchers and nutritionists warn that not enough is being done to prevent the rapidly increasing diabetes rates, largely caused by significant increases in ...
Aug 12, 2011 |
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Personality plays role in body weight, study says
People with personality traits of high neuroticism and low conscientiousness are likely to go through cycles of gaining and losing weight throughout their lives, according to an examination of 50 years of data in a study ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Policies that promote healthy eating, activity and sleep are needed to curb obesity in infants, toddlers and preschooler
Limiting television and other media use, encouraging infants and young children in preschool and child care to spend more time in physically active play, and requiring child care providers to promote healthy sleeping practices ...
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Health care providers need training to recognize signs of domestic violence, says nursing expert
Despite billions of dollars spent on health care each year, the United States ranks 27th out of 33 developed countries for life expectancy at birth. Leading causes of infant mortality are complications related to pre-term ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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The Medical Minute: Maintain weight-loss goals throughout the year
The beginning of the New Year is a time when we start to think about getting back on track with our eating and exercise goals that may have slipped during the holiday season. The following is a list of strategies that may ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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College days -- more sedentary days
During college years, students become more sedentary and as their physical activity levels decrease, Body Mass Index and weight increase.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Overweight children have different eating patterns than normal weight children
Overweight children reported more frequent intake of healthy foods such as fruit, vegetables, fish, brown bread and potatoes as well as low-energy cheese and yoghurt compared with normal weight children. This comes from a ...
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Study finds fat hormone's long-sought link to heart protection
One of the many advantages of maintaining a normal body weight is having healthy fat, which in turn supports a healthy heart. Fat tissue is increasingly seen as more than just a storage depot – it's also an active secretory ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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New study finds milk drinkers may have a healthy weight advantage
Now there's a new reason to grab a glass of milk when you're on diet, suggests a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In a 2-year weight loss study, milk drinkers had an advantage over those ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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