Childhood Weight Gain
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Overweight Children Can Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors By Following Healthy Diet: Study
According to the research, overweight children who follow a healthy eating pattern significantly improve their weight and reduce a variety of cardiovascular disease risks.
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Physical Activity Protects Children From Being Overweight In Adolescence Due To Digital Use In Childhood
The study highlights that too much use of digital media is linked with being overweight in childhood. It further elaborates the role of physical activity in maintaining a healthy weight.
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Father's Day 2019: Why Having A Father Figure Is Important For Children
Father's day 2019: Involvement of father is even related to health of infants, including better breastfeeding rate and better weight gain among preterm infants. Read here to know how important is having a father figure for children.
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Parents, Make Your Child Have A Bedtime Routine For Healthy BMI Later
Regular and sufficient sleep from early childhood may be important for gaining healthy body weight in adolescence, suggests a new study.
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Kids Living Close to Fast Food Restaurants More Likely to be Overweight: Study
While our changing eating habits have been blamed for the increase in incidence of children being obese or overweight, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) suggests proximity to fast food restaurants may also increase the risk.
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Help Your Kids Fight Childhood Obesity With 4 Easy Hacks
Childhood obesity is dangerous since it tends to make the weight gain permanent, leading to cardiovascular diseases. But you can make some simple changes in your child's routine to fight obesity.
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Use Of Antibiotic During Childhood May Lead To Obesity
A diet high in refined sugars, processed grains and high fat coupled with a lack of exercise are huge risks for weight gain," Eneli said, she is part of a national research project -- the PCORnet Obesity Observational Study . "By giving your child healthy food choices and encouraging physical activity, parents can help kids avoid obesity," she adde...
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American Scientists Comb Data to Determine Cause of Childhood Obesity
As the obesity rate continues to skyrocket in the US, scientists across the country are combing the health records of 1.6 million kids to determine if childhood antibiotic use causes weight gain later in life.
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Want to Live Longer? Keep Your Body in Shape
The findings showed that people who had a heavy body shape from their childhood were at highest risk of mortality.
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Obese Kids as Young as 8 Show Signs of Heart Disease
Some obese children as young as eight show significant signs of heart disease, according to a recent research presented at a major US cardiology conference.
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Why You Should Avoid Giving Antibiotics to Your Kids
A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity warns that children who receive antibiotics throughout the course of their childhood gain weight significantly faster than those who do not.
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Antibiotics May Lead to Faster Weight Gain in Kids
Kids who receive antibiotics throughout the course of their childhood gain weight significantly faster than those who do not, a new study has warned.
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Stress During Childhood May Lead Females to Gain Weight in Later Years
One of the latest studies noted how parents stress can even trickle down to the children and cause long-term damage to their overall development.
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Parents Rank Their Obese Kids as 'Very Healthy': Study
Parents of obese children often fail to recognise the potentially serious health consequences of childhood weight gain, a new study suggests.
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Unhealthy Snacking After Sports Training Leads to Obesity
Is your child gaining weight even after actively participating school sports? Researchers have now found that the unhealthy food that they are often treated to after the games may make them fatter.Because of the unhealthy snacks and sugar sweetened drinks...
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Overweight Children Can Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors By Following Healthy Diet: Study
According to the research, overweight children who follow a healthy eating pattern significantly improve their weight and reduce a variety of cardiovascular disease risks.
-
Physical Activity Protects Children From Being Overweight In Adolescence Due To Digital Use In Childhood
The study highlights that too much use of digital media is linked with being overweight in childhood. It further elaborates the role of physical activity in maintaining a healthy weight.
-
Father's Day 2019: Why Having A Father Figure Is Important For Children
Father's day 2019: Involvement of father is even related to health of infants, including better breastfeeding rate and better weight gain among preterm infants. Read here to know how important is having a father figure for children.
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Parents, Make Your Child Have A Bedtime Routine For Healthy BMI Later
Regular and sufficient sleep from early childhood may be important for gaining healthy body weight in adolescence, suggests a new study.
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Kids Living Close to Fast Food Restaurants More Likely to be Overweight: Study
While our changing eating habits have been blamed for the increase in incidence of children being obese or overweight, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) suggests proximity to fast food restaurants may also increase the risk.
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Help Your Kids Fight Childhood Obesity With 4 Easy Hacks
Childhood obesity is dangerous since it tends to make the weight gain permanent, leading to cardiovascular diseases. But you can make some simple changes in your child's routine to fight obesity.
-
Use Of Antibiotic During Childhood May Lead To Obesity
A diet high in refined sugars, processed grains and high fat coupled with a lack of exercise are huge risks for weight gain," Eneli said, she is part of a national research project -- the PCORnet Obesity Observational Study . "By giving your child healthy food choices and encouraging physical activity, parents can help kids avoid obesity," she adde...
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American Scientists Comb Data to Determine Cause of Childhood Obesity
As the obesity rate continues to skyrocket in the US, scientists across the country are combing the health records of 1.6 million kids to determine if childhood antibiotic use causes weight gain later in life.
-
Want to Live Longer? Keep Your Body in Shape
The findings showed that people who had a heavy body shape from their childhood were at highest risk of mortality.
-
Obese Kids as Young as 8 Show Signs of Heart Disease
Some obese children as young as eight show significant signs of heart disease, according to a recent research presented at a major US cardiology conference.
-
Why You Should Avoid Giving Antibiotics to Your Kids
A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity warns that children who receive antibiotics throughout the course of their childhood gain weight significantly faster than those who do not.
-
Antibiotics May Lead to Faster Weight Gain in Kids
Kids who receive antibiotics throughout the course of their childhood gain weight significantly faster than those who do not, a new study has warned.
-
Stress During Childhood May Lead Females to Gain Weight in Later Years
One of the latest studies noted how parents stress can even trickle down to the children and cause long-term damage to their overall development.
-
Parents Rank Their Obese Kids as 'Very Healthy': Study
Parents of obese children often fail to recognise the potentially serious health consequences of childhood weight gain, a new study suggests.
-
Unhealthy Snacking After Sports Training Leads to Obesity
Is your child gaining weight even after actively participating school sports? Researchers have now found that the unhealthy food that they are often treated to after the games may make them fatter.Because of the unhealthy snacks and sugar sweetened drinks...
