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Contra Costa Times editorial: New rules on school lunches promote healthier ... Contra Costa Times Thirty-eight percent of children statewide were obese or overweight last year, a 1.1-percentage-point decline from five years earlier. The rates are far higher than they were a generation ago. Still, 19.8 percent of California students were found to be ... |
Fatty liver disease confronts obese youths STLtoday.com Nearly all of them are overweight. Doctors believe that the rise in fatty liver disease to about 17 percent of children mirrors the increase in childhood obesity, which affects nearly the same percentage. Dr. Ajay Jain, a St. Louis University ... |
Obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking in the United States Southeast Missourian By Lucas Presson ~ Southeast Missourian America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in ... |
Health department receives award to address childhood obesity TCPalm Childhood obesity is a public health crisis in the United States, and in Indian River County, 9.5 percent of middle school children are overweight or obese (source: Florida Department of Health Florida CHARTS). Indian River County Health Department has ... |
In defense of a parent's food choices for her kids Washington Post Childhood obesity is a serious issue in this country. Depending on how you define being overweight and obese, between 17 and 33 percent of this country's kids fall into those categories. I'm all for healthy school lunch options. |
Black filmmaker debunks America's 'obesity crisis' The Grio Even with the number of obese Americans rising -- over 72 million adults and 12.5 million children and adolescents -- Roberts explains that talking about obesity is missing the mark. "Focusing on weight loss is just never going to work," Roberts says. |
![]() NutraIngredients.com | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2012 Annual Meeting Sacramento Bee Patients ages 2 to 16 were divided into two groups for comparison: a "normal weight" group and an "obese/overweight" group for children with a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 85 percentile. The overweight/obese group represented 41.3 percent of ... Injuries in overweight and obese children more often from 'low-energy' impact |
![]() International Business Times | Obesity: Is It Indirectly Responsible for Plunging Crime Rates? International Business Times According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 36 percent of all American adults and 17 percent of children under 19 were obese in 2010. When one includes people who are simply overweight, the numbers are even more stunning – almost ... |
Battling Obesity In The Borderland KTSM News Channel 9 According to The Paso Del Norte Health Foundation, over 30 percent of El Pasoans are overweight and 75 percent of us in The Sun City don't get enough exercise. Experts say that there are many things causing our obesity problem. |