Bullying is the top “health” concern among parents with overweight and obese children, according to a new report.
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Mother’s Stress Contributes To Overweight Children
A mother’s stress may contribute to her young children being overweight in low income households with sufficient food, according to a new Iowa State University study published in the September issue of Pediatrics, the professional journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The study analyzed data collected from 841 children in 425 households in the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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Obesity Leads to Liver Damage in Teens
Problems associated with over-eating begin to mount
In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.
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Study Shows It Is Possible To Be Fit And Fat
It may be possible to be both fat and healthy, researchers reported on Monday, for at least half of overweight adults, and close to a third of obese men and women, have normal blood pressure, cholesterol and other measures of heart health.
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Half the World will be Obese by 2030
Your child may be destined to become a walking land yacht
With waistlines increasing rapidly around the world, a group of researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine predict that by 2030, almost 58% of the world’s population will be overweight or obese.
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