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What do you mean they have to EAT?
By HotCrossBuns, on Wed Jun 4, 2008 6:36am PDTA couple of weeks ago I was attending Kid-3's first Tball game of the season, and I'm in my own world enjoying the outfield show playing out right in front of me: One child so small I could probably tote him around in my purse, another child performing to the Flight of... Read More »
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A calorie by any other name is still ... a calorie
By David Katz, MD, PREVENTION, on Tue Jun 3, 2008 9:38am PDTHeadlines started to proliferate this week about a study in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine indicating that consumption of fruit juice by kids has no association with weight gain. Maybe the obvious question to ask about this finding occurs to you as readily as it does me. But in... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Childhood obesity rates hit a plateau. Is this a good thing?: Shine's experts weigh in
By Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, on Sun Jun 1, 2008 10:16pm PDTChildhood obesity may have just entered red wine and water status in the news media. You know how one week you hear that red wine does wonders for heart health, the next it is causing disease? Or how one study shows people do need 8 glasses of water a day, followed by another that says not so and... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (33) | Blog
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Kids these days are still fattie boom batties
By Weetabix, Elastic Waist, on Fri May 30, 2008 7:58am PDTWe all know about how the incidence of childhood obesity has been steadily rising since the '80s (the percentage of fat kids has tripled since then), but the CDC revealed that the percentage hasn't budged this year. So, I know I'm a little optimistic, but I think this is pretty great... Read More »
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Childhood Obesity: Who's to Blame?
By Brett Blumenthal - Sheer Balance, on Fri May 30, 2008 5:06am PDTI don't have children. I'm not sure when I will have children, but I do know that when I do, health, both mental and physical, will be an important part of my raising them and teaching them about life. This morning, I had an interesting dialogue with my family about legal action... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (6) | Blog
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Is childhood obesity finally at a plateau?
By David Katz, MD, PREVENTION, on Wed May 28, 2008 9:00am PDTThe latest data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reported this week in JAMA suggest that, after a steep rise for decades, the rate of childhood obesity in the U.S. has plateaued. If this is true, it is welcome news and perhaps testimony to the fact that national awareness of... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Why do American parents let their kids get so fat? It's not cute...
By Kavon, on Wed May 21, 2008 8:35pm PDTWe were in Vegas last weekend and everywhere we looked: fat kids. To compare, we had the chance to see British kids with American ones (see lasts post) and it was scary how big this one six-year-old was and the mother was like "Oh, he's just big-boned." Are you kidding me? The kid had... Read More »
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