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- Fighting Childhood Obesity Starts At Home By: Rick Hendershot
It is a fact that people are generally getting fatter in many western societies. This is reflected in the popularity of diet books and fitness equipment. But while most of us realize it would be good to lose a bit of weight, we are only vaguely aware of the staggering levels of "obesity" in our societies. We are even less aware of the impact this is having on our children, and the widespread existence of childhood obesity.
**What is Obesity?**
Generally speaking, a pers...
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- Beating Obesity In Children By: David McCarthy
Obesity in children is the biggest challenge facing parents in these early years of the twenty-first century and this article is designed to take a long hard look at the reasons.
Over the past 30 years children, and population in general, have been heading deeper into an obesity pattern, just as hours spent watching television or sitting in front of a computer have risen proportionately. In fact the graphs for obesity and television/computer sitting rise almost in unison, ...
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- Obesity - Not Everybody Agrees It Is An Epidemic By: Rick Hendershot
Obesity has become such an important topic in health and self-improvement circles that it deserves its own "News and Views" column. Here is the February, 2006 issue.
**Book claims obesity "epidemic" is a big lie
In his new book, "Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America's Obesity Epidemic", writer Eric Oliver claims that the ramped up concern over obesity in the last ten years has been driven by the weight loss industry.
According to Oliver his research led him to...
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- Obesity in Children By: Charles Kassotis
Children with obesity problems are growing in number. Adults have the responsibility to do all they can to curb these problems in order to make children’s lives happier and healthier.
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- How to Combat Childhood Obesity By: Adam Waxler
As a middle school teacher I see far too many overweight children and far too much childhood obesity. While the subject of childhood obesity and overweight children is sensitive, when I know the parent outside of the school setting I usually bring up the issue.
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- Childhood Obesity On The Rise By: Debra Slater
Obesity in children has doubled for children between the ages of two and five since the 1970s. Alarming is an understatement; this is traumatic. Toddlers should not be overweight and according to an article I read today, nearly half of Americas children will be obese by the end of the decade. What could be the cause: accessibility to junk food and not enough exercise. But it’s not just America having this problem; every country in the world is having to deal with this epidemi...
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- Is Television Causing Child Obesity? By: Elizabeth Radisson
Can we actually say that television is responsible for child obesity? Can we actually verify that it is causing children to become overweight and obese? While this assertion would be difficult to substantiate, the responsibility that television does contribute to childhood obesity should be examined.
Technology has changed our world a great deal over the past 20 years or so. Kids used to have to play outside all day in the sun, running, climbing and being active. Today, vi...
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- Teaching Healthy Eating Habits Will Help Obese Children By: DMF
Your entire family will benefit from eating healthy eating and physical activity. As a parent you need to take a role in trying to create good habits and help your children establish healthy eating and exercising rituals, this will help in the long run.
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- Understanding The Causes Of Obesity In Children By: Michelle Bery
It’s no secret that as a nation we struggle with our weight. The rise of the fast food industry - as well as packaged and processed food, and the shift towards a more sedentary lifestyle has resulted in a nationwide battle of the bulge. As adults we wrestle with our diet and exercise habits in order that we avoid the various diseases associated with obesity. But when that obesity exists in a child, there is a greater responsibility to change lifestyle habits and avoid the pos...
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- Child Obesity and Arthritis By: Cliff Baker
Arthritis is typically associated as an older person's health problem, so doctors and other health practitioners often do not expect obese children to face the same painful experience. Consequently, arthritis symptoms frequently are not treated promptly because they are most likely not accurately diagnosed until the pain becomes severe.
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- Obesity - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment By: Juliet
Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious issue with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. Obesity is the nominal form of obese which comes from the Latin obesus, which means "stout, fat, or plump."
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- Obesity Among Children and How to Prevent It By: Juliet
Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health problem. Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat and/or body water.
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- The Childhood Obesity Equation Is As Simple As A Equals B By: Don Saunders
Understanding the current and growing problem of child obesity means understanding the basic equation underlying why we gain weight.
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- 3 Reasons For Skyrocketing Child Obesity By: Don Saunders
With child obesity at epidemic proportions in the United States today we look at the three main reasons for its meteoric rise, as well as what we can all do to reverse this trend.
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- Is It My Fault That My Child Is Obese? By: Don Saunders
As childhood obesity sweeps across the globe, and across the United States in particular, many parents are asking whether they are responsible for their child's obesity. This is a difficult question, but one for which there is an answer.
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- 4 Quick And Simple Meal Planning Tips For Families Battling Child Obesity By: Don Saunders
Many families today are struggling with the problems of child obesity and so here we look at 4 specific tips to help you to tackle this problem when it comes to mealtimes.
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- Why Are We Seeing So Many Obese Children? By: Don Saunders
There is no doubt that childhood obesity is rising alarmingly and so we take a look at just what is causing the current epidemic.
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- Is Gastric Bypass Surgery The Right Solution For Obese Children? By: Don Saunders
As obesity spreads like wildfire through the population, including children at younger and younger ages, we look at whether or not gastric bypass surgery should be a solution for child obesity.
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- Finally Something Is Being Done To Tackle Obesity In Schools By: Don Saunders
As obesity continues to rise amongst our children and parents are starting to tackle the problem at home they are finally beginning to get some help from our schools.
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- Obesity In Our Children Has Now Reached The Very Young By: Don Saunders
We are almost beginning to accept that obesity has now become a problem not just for adults but also for children. However, it is perhaps still difficult to accept that it has now reached the very young.
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- Kids And Obesity By: Jackie Serta
Obesity and overweight are the second most major reasons of preventable deaths in America. Stagnant lifestyle and junk food is to be blamed for more than three hundred thousand deaths per annum. The sad thing is that this problem is on the rise. Obesity is a chronic disease which poses serious health risk to the health of an individual.
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- How To Diet Without Sacrifice By: Jackie Serta
So many people view dieting as some sort of cosmic punishment for not having the perfect body. They believe that enjoying food is somehow bad for them, which couldn't be further from the truth. If you want to be completely honest with yourself, when it comes to dieting, it isn't about giving up food or flavor; it's about discovering new foods and flavors. At least that is what it is for those who truly love
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