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Children from less affluent families are less active, have poorer diets and suffer from obesity,...
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoThe survey monitors the health behaviors and social environments of nearly 280,000 boys and girls...
Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults
KLAS Las Vegas· 3 days agoAt 17, Israel McKenzie was so burdened by obesity that he stopped going to high school in person and was embarrassed to speak to people at his restaurant job. “I was in a really dark place,” says M…
Low-income teens at higher risk of obesity: WHO
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoTeens from less affluent families in Europe are at greater risk of obesity, inactivity and poor diet, which are risk factors for cancer, cardiovascular...
Toxic chemical exposure during pregnancy linked to serious health issues by elementary school –...
KION 46 Salinas· 2 days agoExposure to those toxins during pregnancy can create serious health issues in elementary school...
Amid ‘Ozempic babies’ questions, women account for more than 75% of young adults taking GLP-1 drugs,...
Market Watch· 3 days agoGiven that the prevalence of obesity in these age groups is roughly equal between males and females,...
Britain’s fat, lazy children shame us all
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoIs it that child – those children – at school who frankly could sit a GCSE in ultra-processed foods? A new World Health Organisation survey (yes, your...
British children among world’s worst for exercise and healthy eating
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoChildren in England and Wales are among the most inactive in the world, according to the World Health Organisation. In a study covering 44 countries, England, Wales and Scotland ...
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGrowing concern among health professionals Mississippi, which sits near the bottom of state rankings...
Prescriptions for weight loss, diabetes drugs for young people leaped 600% since 2020, study says
CNN.com· 2 days agoThe number of young people in the US who are prescribed GLP-1 agonist drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic...