


First lady fights obesity in Iowa, but overweight kids are few Los Angeles Times First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday kicked off a national "Let's Move!" anniversary tour, part of her effort to fight childhood obesity, by heading to Iowa. But obese children are comparatively scarce in that Heartland state. Better she had begun in, ... |
![]() Baltimore Sun | Family Involvement May Help Overweight Kids Change Habits WebMD By Cari Nierenberg Jan. 23, 2012 -- Parents and grandparents can play a unique role in reversing obesity by encouraging healthy lifestyle changes in overweight children, suggests the American Heart Association. A new statement issued by the ... Getting the family involved may help obese kids lose weight Dieting tip: When sizing portions, think small |
![]() OregonLive.com | Guide to heart health: work less, live longer; overweight kids; new valve ... OregonLive.com By The Oregonian staff and wire reports View full sizeJamie Francis/The OregonianKeeping fit at an early age promotes lifelong cardiac health. How people live -- stress, sleep, eat and exercise -- can affect their risk for heart disease, the nation's ... |
Childhood obesity ad campaign sparks controversy London Free Press An ad campaign in Atlanta aimed at getting overweight kids to shed pounds has drawn the ire of parents, activists and health officials. The Strong4Life campaign, run by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, has billboards showing black and white photos of ... |
![]() Zee News | Obese dads likelier to have overweight kids Zee News ... added that a dad who eats his greens and heads to the park for exercise is undoubtedly setting a good example - and one that is corroborated by anecdotal evidence when it comes to healthy children. Obese dads likelier to have overweight kids. |
![]() Sun News Network | Outrage over obesity ads Sun News Network An ad campaign in Atlanta aimed at getting overweight kids to shed pounds has drawn the ire of parents, activists and health officials. The Strong4Life campaign, run by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, has billboards showing black and white photos of ... Atlanta ad campaign uses obese kids to try and shock parents |
How to Combat Childhood Obesity Without Putting Your Child on a Diet Huffington Post The idea was to shock parents into action, yet many felt that the harsh ads and billboards --depicting miserable-looking overweight kids -- only underscored the message to children that: You're fat, which makes you unacceptable. |
Obese dads likelier to have overweight kids TruthDive London, Jan 19 (ANI): If one wants to predict whether a baby is going to have a weight problem in the future, they must look at their dad, a new study has said. The Australian study looked at the weights of eight- and nine-year-old children from ... |
Childhood Obesity May Cause Future Heart Disease Epidemic Yahoo! Contributors Network Here are details for parents about overweight kids, heart disease and other concomitant health issues. * According to the CDC, three times as many kids are obese now compared to 30 years ago. In 2008, more than one-third of children were overweight or ... |
Mothers outraged over anti-obesity campaign Fox News GRAPHIC: 75 percent of Georgia Parents with overweight kids don't recognize the problem. O'REILLY: That's pretty strong, Carlson, is it not? GRETCHEN CARLSON, CO-HOST, "FOX & FRIENDS": All right. So some of these mom bloggers say look we should feel ... |