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Children with obesity more likely to have idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Children who are overweight or obese -- particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls -- are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition that can result in blindness, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
Children's body fat linked to Vitamin D insufficiency in mothers
Children are more likely to have more body fat during childhood if their mother has low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy, according to scientists. Low vitamin D status has been linked to obesity in adults and children, but little is known about how variation in a mother’s status affects the body composition of her child.
Obesity rampant Georgia children
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Matthew Tully: Childhood obesity is a threat we must take seriously
I read a new childhood obesity study that arrived in the office mail the other day more as a parent than a journalist, curious about the growing epidemic among this nation's alarmingly growing children. Although it's hard to imagine my son suffering from the problem -- he's a 15-month-old blaze of perpetual motion from sunrise to sunset -- I also know this is an issue no parent should take ...
C-Section May Hike Risk for Toddlers' Obesity, Study Suggests
WEDNESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born by Caesarean section are twice as likely to be obese by age 3 as infants delivered vaginally, a new study suggests.
Lance T. Izumi: State finally winning fight against childhood obesity
After years of dismal and discouraging data showing a seemingly inexorable rise in childhood obesity, recent research in California shows that the fight against this epidemic is finally starting to pay off.
Metro Woman Works Hard to Fight Obesity
GRANDVIEW, Mo. — Obesity is the number one cause of preventable deaths in America. But a Grandview woman says she’s...
Essential resources about childhood obesity in Canada
A list of websites, organizations, groups and other resources related to childhood obesity and healthy living
C-Sections Linked to Childhood Obesity
Infants delivered through cesarean section have about twice the risk of becoming obese as infants delivered vaginally, according to a new study.
‘Obesity in children is rising at alarming rate’
More than one in 10 adults in the world are obese as worldwide obesity has more than double since 1980, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) medicine assistant professor and medicine clerkship co-director Dr Dora Stadler has said.
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