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September 15, 2014
By Kathryn Doyle After rising steadily for more than 10 years, the proportion of U.S. kids defined as obese due…
September 11, 2014
By Andrew Seaman People who walk, bike, or take public transportation to work tend to be thinner than those who…
September 9, 2014
By Jacque Wilson It may be possible to rewire your brain so that it wants — craves, even — healthier…
September 8, 2014
Many obese and overweight kids don’t see themselves that way, which makes achieving a healthy weight almost impossible, researchers report.…
September 4, 2014
By Ana B. Ibarra Physical activity among adults and teens is on the rise, according to a report released by…
September 2, 2014
At a congressional briefing in April, the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP), in collaboration with the American College of Sports…
August 29, 2014
By Karene Booker By age 2, poor children have gained more weight than their wealthier counterparts. But after age 2,…
August 27, 2014
Giving low-income families vouchers to buy fruits and vegetables at farmers markets could increase their consumption of these healthy foods,…
August 25, 2014
It is well-documented that children with obese parents are at greater risk for obesity. In a new study, researchers from…
August 22, 2014
The transformation of health care and public health toward a system that optimizes individual and population health is well under…
August 20, 2014
The problem. In 1969, more than 40 percent of U.S. schoolchildren ages 5 to 18 walked or bicycled to school.…
August 18, 2014
Please join the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable (IOM) on Obesity Solutions on Sept. 30, 2014, for a public workshop titled…
August 15, 2014
By Caroline Porter and Stephanie Armour A new study reveals that the healthier school lunches despised in 2012 are now…
August 13, 2014
Today, nearly one out of three kids in America are overweight or obese. The numbers are even higher in the…
August 11, 2014
By Aarian Marshall The United States has a well-known childhood obesity problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…
August 8, 2014
One of the early signals that West Virginia was developing a child obesity problem came from the work of Huntington,…
August 6, 2014
The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) was invited to speak on a July 31 childhood obesity-focused webinar, one…
August 1, 2014
By Kathleen Lees A healthy diet remains an essential part of a child’s development. However, many children might not be…
July 30, 2014
By James Vaznis They stopped selling junk food at lunch and they persuaded a health-conscious food organization to donate a…
July 28, 2014
By Robert Preidt Nearly one-fifth of severely obese teens have poor kidney function, a small new study suggests. The study…
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