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Do warehouse stories contribute to the obesity epidemic? Ryan Ozawa/Flickr , CC BY-NC-SA Obesity has reached epidemic…
Do warehouse stories contribute to the obesity epidemic? Ryan Ozawa/Flickr , CC BY-NC-SA Obesity has reached epidemic…
A new study suggests that stress at home can have a major impact on our kids' waistlines
Monkey Business Images/Stockbroker/Monkey Business/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — In the ongoing war on obesity, health officials have…
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the ADA de facto already protects morbidly obese workers. And there is a mechanism for according ADA protection to other obese…
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) for July 11…
2014 selection of research related to the long-term health consequences of childhood obesity as well as the effectiveness of…
America is still a Fast Food Nation . According to a 2013 Gallup poll, nearly 30 percent of Americans report eating at fast…
America's toddlers are currently our biggest losers. Recent federal data shows a dramatic 43 percent drop in obesity rates…
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(MedPage Today) -- The prevalence of extreme obesity among children and teens continues to rise, with lifetime medical costs…
When researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported earlier this year that the obesity rate…
At $19,000 per child, obesity costs stay with kids until adulthood, straining not only their health but their wallets, too.
Science and medicine journal PLOS published a blog entry Monday slamming extensive media coverage of research indicating that…
The U.S. provides hope that much of the world could eventually avoid both malnutrition and excess nutrition
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The obesity rate among 2- to 5-year-olds has dropped, according to a federal report — but among older kids, a high obesity rate…
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Childhood obesity has dropped 43 percent over the last decade, but critics say it's too early to celebrate.
By Secretary Dan Glickman and Secretary Ann M. Veneman, co-chairs of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Nutrition and Physical…
By Secretary Dan Glickman and Secretary Ann M. Veneman, co-chairs of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Nutrition and Physical…
(MedPage Today) -- Although front-page headlines are trumpeting a 43% drop in obesity among very young children, some in the…
Obesity rates are down for preschoolers, says a new study. You can check out the news about this research in a news article by…
Although news has come out that the obesity rate among children 2 years old to 5 years old has plummeted 43 percent, medical…
More than a third of U.S. adults and 17 percent of kids and teens are obese, rates that haven't changed much in a decade…
The latest U.S. obesity data show a significant decline in obesity among children aged 2 to 5 years. Obesity prevalence for…
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Dropping toddler obesity rates aren't proof the nation has turned a corner in the battle against childhood obesity, some…
In a report issued on Tuesday, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that childhood obesity has…
Obesity rates for adults in the US are still high. But the situation may be somewhat more encouraging for young kids.
A new survey conducted by Dr. Cynthia L. Ogden and colleagues from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in…
New statistics show encouraging developments in obesity rates among younger children, say US authorities. Figures for the last…
The prevalence of obesity remains high in the U.S., with about one-third of adults and 17 percent of children and teens obese…
While adults and older children continue to struggle with obesity, America’s 2- to 5-year-olds appear to be slimming down.
Obesity rates among 2 to 5-year-olds fell 43 percent from 2003-2004 to 2011-2012, but did not budge overall across U.S.
WASHINGTON — While adults and older children continue to struggle with obesity, America’s 2- to 5-year-olds appear to be…
New federal data published Tuesday show a 43 percent drop in obesity rates among children ages 2 to 5 during the past decade…
While children ages 2 to 5 showed a 43 percent decline in obesity, that razor-thin band of the total population does little to…
The data, reported in a major federal health survey, offered the first clear evidence that America’s children have turned a…
The prevalence of obesity remains high in the U.S., with about one-third of adults and 17 percent of children and teens obese…
WASHINGTON -- While adults and older children continue to struggle with obesity, America's 2- to 5-year-olds appear to be…
The obesity rate among young US children fell by 43% since 2003-2004, the first broad decline in years, according to a new study.
By Ronnie Cohen NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters Health) - While U.S. rates of obesity haven't changed much in a decade, preschool age…
(MedPage Today) -- Overall obesity prevalence remained flat in the U.S. over the last decade, but there was a decline for kids…
In the last decade in the U.S., there have been no significant changes in prevalence of obesity among youth or adults.
CDC study finds very young children seem to be slimming down, but more older women are obese
ATLANTA - A new study may be another signal of a national decline in childhood obesity. The finding comes from a government…
Voices for Healthy Kids, a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released…
CDC study finds very young children seem to be slimming down, but more older women are obese
Why are some kids getting fatter, more slowly? That, in essence, is the question raised by the latest tranche of statistics on…
ATLANTA (AP) — A new study may be another signal of a national decline in childhood obesity.
Some experts note that even the improvement in toddlers wasn't a steady decline, and say it's hard to know yet whether…
By Ronnie Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than a third of U.S. adults and 17 percent of kids and teens are obese, rates…
Obesity prevalence among preschool-age children has decreased over the last 10 years, according to a new study in the Journal…
NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters Health) - While U.S. rates of obesity haven't changed much in a decade, preschool age children are…
ATLANTA - A new study may be another signal of a national decline in childhood obesity.
Some experts note that even the improvement in toddlers wasn't a steady decline, and say it's hard to know yet whether…
While the overall obesity prevalence has remained high since 2003, an encouraging decline was seen among young children. This…
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 -- Obesity still looms large in the United States but the scale's relentless climb may have leveled off…
The prevalence of obesity remains high in the U.S., with about one-third of adults and 17 percent of children and teens obese…
CDC study finds very young children seem to be slimming down, but more older women are obese Source: HealthDay Related…
More than a third of U.S. adults and 17 percent of kids and teens are obese, rates that haven't changed much in a decade…
ATLANTA (AP) — A new study may be another signal of a national decline in childhood obesity.
A new study may be another signal of a national decline in childhood obesity.