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Temple study finds early childhood program goes above and beyond requirements to prevent obesity among high-risk childrenAlmost 1 million preschool children from low-income families are enrolled in Head Start, a national program for young children that readies them for school.
Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood.
Giggling preschoolers prance around a classroom as music plays — then hurry to get inside a hula hoop when the music stops. Don’t tell them, but they’re exercising. And it’s serious business. St. Mary Medical Center and Head Start...
In a study published in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from UC San Diego School of Medicine identified overweight adolescents who successfully lost weight, and overweight adolescents who did not, and compared the two groups on weight control behaviors, dietary intake and physical activity to determine which strategies are effective.
A survey finds that the early childhood education program goes above and beyond federal requirements for diet and exercise for a population that's at high risk for childhood obesity.
Leadership Blount's ultimate purpose is to identify, train and motivate individual citizens for community service.
Some kids who are obese aren't necessarily being overfed by well-meaning parents. They just can't stop eating because of a chromosome deletion that keeps them constantly ravenous, according to the Associated Press, as reported on Msnbc.com.
The high-intensity exercise performed by college football linemen does not protect them from obesity, related health problems and the potential for cardiovascular disease later in life, new research suggests.
How to reduce the health hazards of the night shift; the future of prostate cancer vaccines.
Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of diabetes and may present an avenue for developing drugs to counteract type 2 diabetes, currently increasing among youths.
Missing DNA may be linked to obesity in some children, according to British researchers.
British researchers report that a 16p11.2 deletion is associated with severe early-onset obesity. That deletion, as they say in Nature , includes the SH2B1 gene that is involved in leptin and insulin signaling.
The increase in overweight Americans offsets the decline in smoking and threatens greater life expectancy, a study finds. Americans have increased their life expectancy by cutting back on cigarettes, but the pounds they're packing on mean that, ultimately, they could lose ground.
(ARA) - When it comes to school safety and student health, our kids deserve the best protection possible. These days, schools have programs related to everything from gun violence to obesity prevention; but how safe are our nation's schools when it comes to protecting kids from dangerous chemicals?
Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive,...
A health policy summit will take place on Monday to discuss issues in areas of obesity, teen pregnancy and access to care, organizers announced. The 2009 Health Policy Summit is free to the public. The event is a way to connect rural counties of the Coastal Bend in response to emerging needs.
