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Healthy attitudes begin at home - Evening Observer


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Healthy attitudes begin at home
Evening Observer
One in three children are overweight in the United States. One in six are obese. If nothing is done about America's growing problem, it is predicted that today's children will live shorter lives than their parents. An Atlanta hospital has taken these ...
Atlanta ad campaign uses obese kids to try and shock parentsPublic Radio International PRI
Georgia obesity campaign sparks fierce online reactionBBC News
Outrage over obesity adsSun News Network

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First lady fights obesity in Iowa, but overweight kids are few - Los Angeles Times


Boston.com

First lady fights obesity in Iowa, but overweight kids are few
Los Angeles Times
But obese children are comparatively scarce in that Heartland state. Better she had begun in, say, Mississippi, where there are 10% more obese children than in Iowa -- and where parents also tend to be much heavier. Obama's visit to Iowa -- where she ...
Thousands join first lady for 'Let's Move' outingAlbany Times Union
Michelle Obama Dances With 10000 Iowa KidsKETV Omaha
DFW parents have a dinner chat with first lady Michelle ObamaFort Worth Star Telegram

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Mass. man sheds lots of weight to play with kids - Boston.com


Mass. man sheds lots of weight to play with kids
Boston.com
Overweight since childhood, Brian Meifert, now 39 and 6 feet 6 inches tall, said he'd been lucky that his weight hadn't caused him other health problems, but he knew his good fortune could only last so long. "My blood pressure had been good, ...

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Teaching thinking before drinking: How sodas in school spell trouble for our kids - CultureMap Austin


Teaching thinking before drinking: How sodas in school spell trouble for our kids
CultureMap Austin
By Jeffrey Kreisberg Given the number of children who are overweight or obese, I wasn't surprised when the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that children be screened for high cholesterol beginning as early as 9 to 11 years of age.

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Kids starving to stay skinny - Herald Sun


Kids starving to stay skinny
Herald Sun
Royal Children's Hospital chair of adolescent health Susan Sawyer said this eating disorder, affecting children at the upper end of the healthy weight range, was only starting to be documented. "When you're older and overweight it's a very simple ...
Anti-obesity panic blamed for new eating disorderNEWS.com.au

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Obesity in America, the 'Fattest' Country - Patch.com


Obesity in America, the 'Fattest' Country
Patch.com
It is common for obesity to develop in children at the ages of five and six, and also during adolescence. Being severely overweight as a child, or especially an adolescent, can negatively impact self-esteem and make adolescents more vulnerable to ...
'This is a public health emergency'Charleston Gazette

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Teen weight loss program shows some benefit - Fox News


Teen weight loss program shows some benefit
Fox News
After adjusting for a child's age and sex, the researchers found a slight drop in BMI after 12 months, indicating that the kids were shifting toward a more normal body size, although they were still overweight. Jelalian said it's important to try new ...

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Program shows kids how to exercise like lions, tiger and bears - KTVB


Program shows kids how to exercise like lions, tiger and bears
KTVB
by KTVB BOISE -- Despite the rainy, cloudy day, a lot of kids went to the Zoo Boise Saturday for Let's Move Boise. It's an event to get kids active and moving at a time when one in three children are either overweight or obese.

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Internal Dissent: Can public shaming solve the childhood obesity crisis? - National Post (blog)


National Post (blog)

Internal Dissent: Can public shaming solve the childhood obesity crisis?
National Post (blog)
A US anti-obesity campaign is being attacked because it includes posters showing stark images of overweight children. In an email debate, National Post's editorial board disagreed on whether it is appropriate to shame obese children and their parents ...

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Teen weight loss program shows some benefit - Reuters


Teen weight loss program shows some benefit
Reuters
After adjusting for a child's age and sex, the researchers found a slight drop in BMI after 12 months, indicating that the kids were shifting toward a more normal body size, although they were still overweight. Jelalian said it's important to try new ...

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