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First lady takes on childhood obesity
Published February 10, 2010, 2:44 am, The Washington Times
Michelle Obama on Tuesday introduced "Let's Move" - a national public awareness campaign against childhood obesity, a problem she said concerns her both as first lady and as a mother. One in three American children are overweight or obese, putting them at higher risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other illnesses. Billions of dollars are spent every year ...
Blame childhood obesity on TV ads on junk food
Published February 10, 2010, 2:21 am, New Kerala
Washington, Feb 10 : The link between TV viewing and childhood obesity is directly related to children's exposure to ads that publicise unhealthy foods, says a new study.
Obese adolescents who receive laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding lose excess weight
Published February 10, 2010, 2:10 am, News-Medical-Net
A higher percentage of severely obese adolescents who received laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding lost more than 50 percent of excess weight and experienced greater benefits to health and quality of life compared to those in an intensive lifestyle management program, according to a study in the February 10 issue of JAMA.
Exposure to unhealthy food commercials linked to childhood obesity
Published February 10, 2010, 1:10 am, News-Medical-Net
The association between television viewing and childhood obesity is directly related to children's exposure to commercials that advertise unhealthy foods, according to a new UCLA School of Public Health study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Youth lit used to aid in dieting
Published February 10, 2010, 12:57 am, Opelousas Daily World
PHOENIX — Here's a novel approach for motivating girls to lose weight: Have them read a novel with an overweight heroine.
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Severely Obese Teens (Update2)
Published February 10, 2010, 12:43 am, Bloomberg
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Weight-loss surgery was more effective at slimming severely obese teens and improving their health than two years of diet and exercise, a study found.
Michelle Obama's anti-obesity plan feels at home in Colo.
Published February 10, 2010, 12:30 am, Denver Post
Colorado, with its reputation for thinner people and outdoor exercise, is well-positioned to take on the fight against childhood obesity announced Tuesday by Michelle Obama, state health experts said.
Heavier boys more likely to hit puberty later
Published February 9, 2010, 11:59 pm, People's Daily
Overweight boys may start puberty later than their leaner peers, new research shows. In girls, the opposite is true: Being heavy increases the likelihood that a girl will start puberty early. The link between higher body mass index (BMI) -- a standard measure of the relationship between height and weight used to gauge how fat or thin a person is -- and earlier puberty is fairly well established ...
Surgery preferred for severely obese teens
Published February 9, 2010, 11:12 pm, Khaleej Times
Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program.
CNN - First Lady On Kids' Diets, Valentine's
Published February 9, 2010, 10:59 pm, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta
In An Interview With CNN's Larry King, Michelle Obama Expressed Confidence That Congress Will Enact Some Sort Of Change To Improve The Nation's Health Care System.
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