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High Blood Pressure and Children
We usually associate high blood pressure (hypertension) with adults. However, hypertension often begins in childhood, ...
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Health Risks of Overweight Children
The increased rate of obesity means that obesity-related chronic diseases are becoming common in children and ...
Source: University of California San Francisco Children's Hospital
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Consequences
Childhood obesity is associated with various health-related consequences. Obese children and adolescents may experience ...
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Why Is Childhood Obesity Considered a Health Problem?
Doctors and scientists are concerned about the rise of obesity in children and youth because obesity may lead to the ...
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Child Screen Time Associated With Obesity
Obesity is a growing problem in America, especially among its youth. Lack of exercise in children, often supplanted by ...
Source: Defeat Diabetes Foundation
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Could Genes Play Bigger Role Than Lifestyle in Kids' Obesity?
The ever-growing childhood obesity crisis has been linked to bad eating habits and a lack of exercise among many kids ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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The Emotional Toll of Obesity
Three times as many 6- to 17-year-olds are overweight now than 30 years ago. And the epidemic of alarming proportions ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Kid Nutrition: The Domino Effect
Salt and soft drinks. Don't seem related? Well, a recent study by researchers at St. George's University of London, ...
Source: Education.com
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Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Making Kids Fat?
Research says that high-fructose corn syrup could be a major contributing factor in America's obesity epidemic.
Source: Education.com
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Legislators Fail to Put Schools on a Diet
Recent attempts to bring school nutrition policies into the 21st century fail despite rising obesity rates.
Source: Education.com
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Is Your Child An Emotional Eater? What You Can Do
Emotional eating is a huge factor in weight gain and with childhood obesity rates constantly climbing, it's important...
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Cholesterol: Should You Worry About Your Child's Levels?
Cholesterol is known to be a major factor contributing to heart disease and strokes. Research shows that the process of...
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The Role Relationships Play in Obesity
It's known that genetics and lifestyle influence weight. Now, a study sheds light on the effects that family and...
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Should Sports Be Required?
The British Government recently launched a campaign to give every child the chance to participate in five hours of...
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Girls Overweight at Young Age May Enter Puberty Earlier
There may be an important link between two prevalent U.S. trends. A new study suggests that the increasing rate of...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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