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Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts
South Dakota Searchlight via Yahoo News· 21 minutes agoRural children and families are having to skip vital health treatments and even ending up in the...
Racial disparities in childhood obesity on the rise in study of NYC public schools
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoAmong public school students in New York City, some of the greatest increases in childhood obesity in recent years were among those socioeconomic and demographic ...
Childhood obesity has ‘profound’ impact on life expectancy, researchers warn
Press Association News via AOL· 3 days agoThe analysis, presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice and led by Germany-based life...
Kids' obesity risk depends on source of sugar, not the amount
Newsweek· 4 days agoIndeed, when it comes to childhood obesity, the source of sugar is much more important than the...
Active Fit: Promoting healthy eating for a healthy weight
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoChildhood obesity is a serious health issue that affects 1 in 5 children in the United States. Children who are obese may develop medical problems that ...
Child video gamers exposed to 52 mins of junk food ads per hour
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoThe research, presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice, studied 52 hours of Twitch...
Children with severe obesity at age 4 may have a life expectancy of just 39: Study
Investing.com· 2 days agoChildren with severe obesity at age 4 may have a life expectancy of just 39: Study
Education key to combating Malaysia’s childhood obesity time bomb: experts
South China Morning Post· 4 days agoIn Malaysia, suggested solutions to the obesity epidemic have included restricting the operating...
Newswise Expert | Michael J. Yedidia, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at...
Newswise· 1 day agoMichael J. Yedidia (Ph.D., Brandeis University; M.P.H., Yale University) is a Research Professor and Senior Medical Sociologist at the Center for State Health Policy. Prior to joining the faculty ...
Oregon 'fat positivity' sex ed workshop: Teachers should 'center fat bodies'
The Center Square· 7 days agoA taxpayer-funded workshop for Oregon sex education teachers instructed teachers to embrace fat positivity, explained the “racist origins of fatphobia” and what it means to have “thin privilege ...