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Childhood Obesity News

Health News Posted on May 26, 2012

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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...

Weight Loss May Improve Sleep-disordered Breathing in Obese Kids
A new study has confirmed links between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and obesity. The study further adds that weight loss helps to improve both metabolic parameters and SDB in obese chil...

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...

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...

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...

Obese Kids More At Risk of Developing Liver Cancer in Adulthood
Children who are obese are more likely to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) - the most common form of liver cancer in adulthood, according to a research. The Danish study monitored ...

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...

Experts Recommend TV Ban To Tackle Childhood Obesity
Removing television from children's bedroom is the best way to combat growing obesity rates among them, according to British experts. According to academics involved in an EC-funded proj...

Genetic Mechanism of Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Children Revealed
Obese children with particular gene variants are more prone to fatty liver disease, say Yale School of Medicine researchers. The study, which focused on three ethnic groups, is publ...

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