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Racial disparities in childhood obesity on the rise in study of NYC public schools
Medical Xpress· 22 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 ...
Hormonal Conditions and Childhood Obesity: What You Need to Know
Healthline· 6 days agoObesity in childhood is a growing concern in the United States and beyond. While lifestyle factors...
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...
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoKathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate their children. So, she wants...
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...
It's time to use TikTok to talk to young people about obesity, says researcher
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoAntonella Franceschelli, of Unicamillus International Medical University, Rome, Italy. Italy has the fourth highest rate of childhood overweight and < ...
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...
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 ...
Oregon 'fat positivity' sex ed workshop: Teachers should 'center fat bodies'
The Center Square· 6 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 ...
Fast Food Forever: How McHaters Lost the Culture War
New York Times· 4 days agoDirected by and starring Morgan Spurlock, the bootstrapped, lo-fi documentary was a smash hit, grossing more than $22 million on a $65,000 budget....