Unhealthy food environments and sedentary lifestyles certainly
contribute to obesity, but they can’t entirely explain weight …
Complying with federal guidelines for healthy meals in schools
helps children to stay leaner, according to the latest study on
school lunches. Sitting in front of a screen can increase the
risk of obesity, but TV seems to have a larger effect on weight
than computers or video games. Smaller plates, fewer calories?
The latest study shows one way to fight childhood obesity may be
to shrink the size of the dinner plate. There is no shortage of
strategies to lose weight, but which work best for children?
With childhood obesity rates on the rise, pediatricians are
doing something they couldn’t have imagined a need for a decade
ago: they’re debuting guidelines for managing weight-related
diabetes among youngsters. Kids with high exposure to the
chemical bisphenol-A exhibit unusual levels of protein in the
urine – an early warning sign of possible kidney and
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