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Japan Has Low Infant Mortality Rate, Few Underweight Children: UNICEF Report
Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.
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Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Infant's Obesity Risk
The new results suggest that smoking in pregnancy could lead to changes in the regulation of the genes that play an important role in fat cell development and, by extension, obesity.
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Beware! These Household Cleaning Products May Make Your Child Overweight
Commonly used household cleaners could be making children overweight by altering their gut microbiota. Associations with altered gut flora in babies 3-4 months old were strongest for frequent use of household disinfectants such as multisurface cleaners.
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World Breastfeeding Week 2017: Health Hazards of Inadequate Breastfeeding
World Breastfeeding Week 2017 will call on advocates and activists, decision-makers and celebrants to forge new and purposeful partnerships. You have to ensure that the young mother does not take the risk of ignoring the importance of breastfeeding the child.
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Babies Born By C-Section At Higher Obesity Risk: Study
Babies delivered by cesarean section may face a higher risk of becoming obese than infants born by vaginal birth, a large new study suggests.
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Fussy Babies At Higher Risk Of Obesity: Study
Babies that seem to get upset more easily and take longer to calm down may be at higher risk for obesity, according to a new study which suggests that parents should reward their infants with activities such as a trip to the playground instead of food.
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Pre-Pregnancy Obesity Linked To Infant Growth
Women who are obese even before pregnancy may give birth to babies larger in size, a study says.
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Overfed Foetus May Become an Overweight Adolescent
Being over weight at birth also corresponded to the increase of fat mass in children at ages 9 and 17.
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Early Diet Influences Gut Bacteria Composition In Infants
After the age of nine months, the development of the infant gut microbiota is driven by diet, not maternal obesity, a new study says.
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Pre-Pregnancy Obesity And Infant Deaths Strongly Related
Pre-pregnancy obesity is strongly linked with infant mortality and compliance with weight-gain guidelines during pregnancy have limited impact on that mortality risk, warns a new study.
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Infant's BMI May Help Predict Risks of Obesity
A recent study explains how measuring body mass index (BMI) during infancy may help predict if a child will be obese by age four.
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How to Protect Your Child From Obesity
The first few years in a child's life play a huge role in determining how healthy, unhealthy or obese he/she will be in the future. This makes it crucial that infants be fed with the right kind of food. According to a study published in the journal Pediatrics,...
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Increased Urge to Eat May Cause Childhood Obesity
Does your infant has an increased urge to eat in response to the sight or smell of nice food? Get alerted as this may lead to obesity later. A heartier appetite is linked to more rapid infant growth and to genetic predisposition to obesity, says research.Weight...
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Parents starve baby girl over fears of obesity
A Wisconsin couple who were worried that their infant daughter would become obese starved her for months, causing the girl to gain just 5 pounds in the 14 months after her birth, prosecutors allege.
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Prolonged bottle feeding and obesity
Babies who are still drinking from a bottle at 2 years of age may be prone to obesity by the time they turn 5 years old.
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Japan Has Low Infant Mortality Rate, Few Underweight Children: UNICEF Report
Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.
-
Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Infant's Obesity Risk
The new results suggest that smoking in pregnancy could lead to changes in the regulation of the genes that play an important role in fat cell development and, by extension, obesity.
-
Beware! These Household Cleaning Products May Make Your Child Overweight
Commonly used household cleaners could be making children overweight by altering their gut microbiota. Associations with altered gut flora in babies 3-4 months old were strongest for frequent use of household disinfectants such as multisurface cleaners.
-
World Breastfeeding Week 2017: Health Hazards of Inadequate Breastfeeding
World Breastfeeding Week 2017 will call on advocates and activists, decision-makers and celebrants to forge new and purposeful partnerships. You have to ensure that the young mother does not take the risk of ignoring the importance of breastfeeding the child.
-
Babies Born By C-Section At Higher Obesity Risk: Study
Babies delivered by cesarean section may face a higher risk of becoming obese than infants born by vaginal birth, a large new study suggests.
-
Fussy Babies At Higher Risk Of Obesity: Study
Babies that seem to get upset more easily and take longer to calm down may be at higher risk for obesity, according to a new study which suggests that parents should reward their infants with activities such as a trip to the playground instead of food.
-
Pre-Pregnancy Obesity Linked To Infant Growth
Women who are obese even before pregnancy may give birth to babies larger in size, a study says.
-
Overfed Foetus May Become an Overweight Adolescent
Being over weight at birth also corresponded to the increase of fat mass in children at ages 9 and 17.
-
Early Diet Influences Gut Bacteria Composition In Infants
After the age of nine months, the development of the infant gut microbiota is driven by diet, not maternal obesity, a new study says.
-
Pre-Pregnancy Obesity And Infant Deaths Strongly Related
Pre-pregnancy obesity is strongly linked with infant mortality and compliance with weight-gain guidelines during pregnancy have limited impact on that mortality risk, warns a new study.
-
Infant's BMI May Help Predict Risks of Obesity
A recent study explains how measuring body mass index (BMI) during infancy may help predict if a child will be obese by age four.
-
How to Protect Your Child From Obesity
The first few years in a child's life play a huge role in determining how healthy, unhealthy or obese he/she will be in the future. This makes it crucial that infants be fed with the right kind of food. According to a study published in the journal Pediatrics,...
-
Increased Urge to Eat May Cause Childhood Obesity
Does your infant has an increased urge to eat in response to the sight or smell of nice food? Get alerted as this may lead to obesity later. A heartier appetite is linked to more rapid infant growth and to genetic predisposition to obesity, says research.Weight...
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Parents starve baby girl over fears of obesity
A Wisconsin couple who were worried that their infant daughter would become obese starved her for months, causing the girl to gain just 5 pounds in the 14 months after her birth, prosecutors allege.
-
Prolonged bottle feeding and obesity
Babies who are still drinking from a bottle at 2 years of age may be prone to obesity by the time they turn 5 years old.
