Healthy Families--Healthy Bodies Preventing Obesity
Tags: OBESITY in children; METABOLIC disorders in children; WEIGHT gain; CHILDREN -- Health; MEDICINE, Preventive
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- Obesity in children a 'chronic disease.'. // Active Living;Nov2007, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p14
The article deals with an editorial in a recent issue of the "Journal of the American Medical Association," which argued that childhood obesity should be considered a chronic and complex disease. The editorial offers comments on a research which found that children who lose weight usually put it...
- Food advertising during children's television in Canada and the UK. Adams, J.; Hennessy-Priest, K.; Ingimarsd�ttir, S.; Sheeshka, J.; �stbye, T.; White, M. // Archives of Disease in Childhood;Sep2009, Vol. 94 Issue 9, p658
Background: Television advertisements for less healthy foods are thought to contribute to overweight and obesity in children. In the UK, new regulations on television food advertising to children came into effect in April 2007. These prohibit advertisements for "less healthy" foods during or...
- The fat of the nation. Netherwood, Cathy // Australian Parents;Oct/Nov2006, p57
The article presents an update on obesity in Australia. With a quarter of Australian school children overweight or obese, and the figures still rising, there is a need to understand obesity better if Australians are going to be able to control it effectively. Controlling obesity starts at home,...
- Combating childhood obesity. // Education Journal;Feb2006, Issue 92, p41
The article focuses on the efforts of Scottish government to combat childhood obesity in the country. According to the study, children in the country drink more fizzy drinks than youngsters anywhere else in Europe. The study added that one of the reasons childhood obesity is increasing is...
- Introduction. Garcia, Victor F. // Making the Most of the Body You Have: Clothing, Cosmetic & Self-;2005, p7
This article deals with childhood obesity in the U.S. This constitutes a public health crisis of enormous proportions. Living with childhood obesity affects self-esteem, employment, and attainment of higher education. But childhood obesity is much more than a social stigma. It has serious health...
- UK campaign against childhood obesity encounters problems. // Active Living;Jul2006, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p22
This article reports on the problem facing the government campaign in Great Britain against stopping the rise of child obesity. The problem is due to confusion among professionals over the best way to tackle the problem. Three agencies of the government have reported the problem. There is a rise...
- (Junk food + TV) - exercise = fat kids. // Contemporary Pediatrics;Aug2002, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p11
Provides information on the prevalence of childhood obesity. Damage to health caused by obesity; Factors that contributed to the widespread outbreak of obesity among children; Suggestions for the promotion of healthy diets in school systems.
- WHEN IS A CRISIS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY? McMILLAN, JULIA A. // Contemporary Pediatrics;Oct2009, Vol. 26 Issue 10, p12
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- New Resources on Managing Obesity in Children Available From AHRQ. // PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy;Jan2005, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p56
The article reports that in response to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity in the country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed two DVDs to teach children and their parents about smart eating and physical activity, and to educate clinicians about the best ways to...
