Posts Tagged ‘Childhood Obesity’
“1 in 5 US Young People will be Obese by 2020”
In order for the nation to achieve goals set by the federal government for reducing obesity rates by 2020, children in the United States would need to eliminate an average of 64 excess calories per day, researchers calculated in a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. This reduction could be achieved…
Read MoreObesity and Diabetes Pose 1-2 Threat to Young Americans!
“They could be first generation to not live as long as their parents” Doctors have long been concerned that increasing rates of childhood obesity could fuel a diabetes epidemic. Study results have now underscored that fear. Researchers have found that the length of time a person carries excess weight directly contributes to an increased risk…
Read MoreIs 9:30am too Early for Lunch?
Weight Loss Success Coach Jay Nixon talks about a recent article from the Orlando Sentinel titled “It’s 9:30 a.m., kids — time for lunch”. The article talks about schools in Orlando serving kids lunch at 9:30 a.m. Jay points out the timing of the meal is not the major issue, it is the poor quality…
Read MoreSedentary Behavior Before Adolescence May Be Increasing!!!
Get your kids up off the couch and encourage them to be active! Your children’s healthy and their weight is your responsibility as a parent. Help you kids by being a role model. Set the example for your kids, eat healthy and get active. Sedentary behavior before adolescence may be increasing, according to the results…
Read MoreHighest Mortality Risk Seen With High-Fat Dairy and High Sugar Intake!!!
Two specific eating patterns increase the risk of death for older adults, a 10-year study finds. Compared to people who ate healthy foods, men and women in their 70s had a 40% higher risk of death if they got most of their calories from high-fat dairy foods or from sweets and desserts. University of Maryland…
Read MoreIs Junk Food “Marketing” Making Kids Obese? New Government Guidelines Coming Soon!
Governments must work with industry to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, sugar and dangerous fats targeted at children to tackle an epidemic of obesity and other diseases, health officials said on Friday. The call is part of a focus on combating non-communicable diseases — cancer, diabetes, heart and lung disease — that are…
Read MoreObesity at 9 to 12 Years Predicts Heart Disease Risk Factors in Adolescence!!!
Greater adiposity in childhood, at ages 9 to 12 years, is associated with increased cardiovascular risk factors in adolescence, ages 15 to 16 years, although the risks can be decreased in obese children by achieving normal weight by adolescence, a new study has found. Debbie A. Lawlor, PhD, professor of epidemiology at the University of…
Read MoreAdolescent Obesity Linked to Severe Obesity in Adulthood!!!
Adolescent obesity is linked to severe obesity in adulthood, according to the results of a prospective cohort study reported in the November 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Although the prevalence of obesity has increased in recent years, individuals who are obese early in life have not been studied over time to…
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