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TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- While there are plenty of good reasons to avoid obesity in your teens, a new study now suggests that extra weight in adolescence may increase your risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) later.
Title: Obesity Linked to Many Cancer Cases in U.S. Category: Health News Created: 11/6/2009 10:56:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/6/2009 10:56:43 AM
Child obesity rates in America continue to climb. To put a stop to the increasing waistbands, Woodland Heights Medical Center and Lufkin Middle School launched a walking program called "Walk the Earth."
While frequent exercise is known to fight obesity and improve mental health, as little as 30 minutes of physical activity one or two days a week can have benefits, according to the 2009 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
More than 7,000 people gathered Sunday for the 34th Annual Phoenix 10K run/walk, which helped raise awareness and fight childhood obesity and included the 5K Walk to End Domestic Violence.
Some educators and obesity activists are not pleased with the push to keep chocolate milk on school lunch menus by the creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign, the Associated Press reported. The "Raise your hand for chocolate milk" campaign begins Monday with an ad in USA Today and the launch of a website asking for signatures on a petition supporting chocolate milk in school.
Miss Florence Bree Boyce kicked off her “Eating Healthy, Fighting Obesity” campaign as she spoke to more than 300 children at All Saints Episcopal Day School on Monday, November 9, 2009. Boyce used to weigh 230 pounds but has lost nearly 100 pounds and since has been crowned Miss Florence.
One local group is taking a swing at childhood obesity, hitting back at bad habits and hoping to stop a slide in some of the most alarming health statistics that show how children are getting less active and less healthy.
Fast food chains are often blamed for the increasing rates of childhood obesity. A recent poll by Fitness.com.au however finds that 80% of people think that parents should shoulder the responsibility.
About 100,500 new cases of cancer are caused by obesity every year, according to the most comprehensive attempt ever to estimate the cancers attributed to extra weight.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids' minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased. The new ad campaign from the dairy industry, set to launch Monday, emphasizes that sugary flavorings are ways to get kids to drink milk. Without them, some youngsters ...
Medical researchers say obesity is a major contributor to several forms of cancer.
MILWAUKEE - The creators of the "Got Milk." campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased.The new ad campaig...
The program is sponsored by the Junior League of Huntington.
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is linked to things like cancer, obesity, attention deficit disorder and genital abnormalities, and it’s been found in our food.
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