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Secondhand smoke exposure worse for toddlers, obese children

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Toddlers and obese children suffer more than other youth when exposed to secondhand smoke, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.





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Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity screening tools

Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity screening tools

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Overweight children may develop back pain and spinal abnormalities

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).


Why a short run is better than a long walk

Why a short run is better than a long walk

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (22) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the latest technology, researchers are uncovering evidence of exactly how major a role activity plays in the battle to keep obesity at bay. In new report published in the British Me ...


Microbial menagerie: Junk food binge alters community of microbes in the gut in less than a day

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Switching from a low-fat, plant-based diet to one high in fat and sugar alters the collection of microbes living in the gut in less than a day, with obesity-linked microbes suddenly thriving, according to ...


Type 2 diabetes gene predisposes children to obesity

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of ...


Investigators identify successful weight control strategies for adolescents

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adolescent obesity is a major public health problem that impacts one out of every three children, resulting in 4-5 million overweight youth in the United States. In a study published in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of ...


Good food nation

Good food nation: Researchers think America's obesity epidemic can be reversed via 'foodsheds'

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the last three decades, childhood obesity in the United States has become a massive public-health problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control, between 1980 and 2006 the percentage ...



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