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C-section Doubles Childhood Obesity Risk
Babies born by caesarean section are at an increased risk of becoming obese than those delivered naturally, finds a research. Caesarean section delivery has already been linked to an inc...

Battle Against Childhood Obesity With Sports: US
Olympic authorities and sports organisations in the United States are inducting participation of about 1.7 million children in Olympic sports, in an attempt to fight childhood obesity. U...

Waist to Height Ratio Could Predict If You Are Fat
Waist to height ratio (WHR) could accurately help to predict if a person is obese better than BMI. The measurement may help to figure out a person's risk of serious health problems like diab...

It's A Family Affair: Childhood Obesity
Doctors agree that there is an acute need for more effective treatments since nearly one-third of American children are being overweight or obese. According to many weight management program...

Infants With Very Low Birth Weight Have Better Chances of Survival in Hospitals With Recognition for Nursing Excellence
A study published in the recent issue of JAMA has revealed that infants with very low birth rate born in hospitals with recognition for nursing excellence (RNE) have better chances of surviv...

Study Explores Link between School Climate and Childhood Obesity
Negative emotional climate in the classroom makes children less active and more likely to overeat, shows study. To help address this important question and understand better the fac...

�Parent's Knowledge of Diet Choice Does Not Prevent� Child Obesity
While parents of healthy and overweight preschoolers are usually mindful of dietary risk factors that aggravate childhood obesity, it�s still inadequate to effect meaningful weight change, c...

Childhood Obesity Risk Probably Doubled Via Prenatal Exposure
Contact with an environmental pollutant in pregnancy phase may amplify the chances of mothers giving birth to babies, who are vulnerable to obesity, state researchers. A study by Columbi...

Childhood Obesity Genes Identified
New gene variants that increase the risk of common childhood obesity have been discovered by researchers. "This is the largest-ever genome-wide study of common childhood obesity, in con...

Pesticides Linked To Gestational Age and Birth Weight
A new study has associated the exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides with decreased gestational age and lower birth weight. OP is a widely used class of pesticides in North America...

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