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Food insecurity associated with early childhood obesity

By: AnneHart

October 27 - A new study of almost 8,500 low-income children ages 1 month to 5 years, "Food Insecurity Is Associated with Overweight in Children Younger than 5 Years of Age," published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Associa

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Overweight and obesity

By: hasnain

 Overweight should be taken as being unhealthy rather then in terms of looking unattractive. Being overweight puts you at a risk of various health problems like, blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Moreover, it can also cause bladder problems, arthritis, breathing problems, certain type of cancers ...

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Growing Up in a Goal-Oriented Society

By: ScullinDa

It started in kindergarten. Eager four and five-year-olds lined up on stage, dressed in their Sunday-best, waiting to tell the audience what they wanted to be when they grew up. One wanted to be an astronaut, one wanted to be a writer, and one wanted to be a hockey player. Although their chosen occupations were all different and unique, every ...

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Experts: Parents can influence obesity remarkably early in life

By: mjameson

Parents are contributing to the obesity epidemic, according to researchers at Harvard, and it starts early in life. The Harvard study found that infants who gained quickly and weighed more at 6 months of age were more likely to be overweight at age 3. http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091012/hl_hsn/wantleanerkidsparentsmayn

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