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Racial disparities in childhood obesity on the rise in study of NYC public schools
Medical Xpress· 3 hours 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 ...
Does Childhood Weight Alter Health Risks in Adults?
Medscape· 2 days agoThe new study follows earlier work on the association of obesity with disease outcomes due to body size trajectories, presenter William Johnson, PhD, an...
Hormonal Conditions and Childhood Obesity: What You Need to Know
Healthline· 5 days agoObesity in childhood is a growing concern in the United States and beyond. While lifestyle factors...
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoKathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate their children. So, she wants...
It's time to use TikTok to talk to young people about obesity, says researcher
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoAntonella Franceschelli, of Unicamillus International Medical University, Rome, Italy. Italy has the fourth highest rate of childhood overweight and < ...
Healthy eating, robust activity can combat growing problem of childhood obesity (copy)
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 6 days agoAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20% of the nation's youth are obese.
Education key to combating Malaysia’s childhood obesity time bomb: experts
South China Morning Post· 3 days agoIn Malaysia, suggested solutions to the obesity epidemic have included restricting the operating...
ADHD in women and girls: signs, symptoms and treatment
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seem to be rocketing – so much so that...
‘Magic Pill’ Review: Ozempic and the Hunger for Less
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoMr. Hari notes that Japan hasn’t fallen into this trap—it has the lowest obesity rate of any advanced economy—and he devotes an illuminating chapter to...
Lifestyle Interventions for Obesity in the Era of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Journal of the American Medical Association· 2 days agoA central goal of obesity treatment is sustaining weight loss of at least 5%, with at least 10% weight loss conferring greater cardiometabolic health benefits.1 As new pharmacological ...