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Childhood obesity is surging: What to know about rising rates, and efforts to curb them
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance Rates of childhood obesity in the United States have tripled in the past three...
Childhood obesity rates are soaring. What's causing it and how can it be prevented?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAmerica is experiencing an epidemic of obesity in our children. That’s bad news, but worse, our kids...
New guidelines for treating childhood obesity include medications and surgery for first time
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoFor the first time in 15 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released new guidelines...
London’s Olympic boroughs among worst for childhood obesity in England
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLondon’s Olympic boroughs have seen childhood obesity rates soar to some of the highest in the...
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoLouisiana Republican state Rep. Kathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate...
Fixing the global childhood obesity epidemic begins with making healthy choices the easier choices –...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoClean and safe city parks can be important factors in supporting kids' health and well-being....
The countries that are beating obesity – and what we can learn from them
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPerhaps you have seen the clip already. Three British women, walking through a busy Japanese high...
How will the obesity epidemic end? With kids.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor’s note: Part 6 of a six-part USA TODAY series examining America’s obesity epidemic. Each of the children in Betty McNear's home day care has a...
Are drugs the answer to the world's obesity problem?
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNeedle injection. Illustrated | Gettyimages A new class of weight-loss drugs is being hailed as a miracle injection that helps people shed pounds of...
Half of world will be overweight or obese by 2035, report finds
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than half of the world's population will be obese or overweight by 2035, according to a new...