Childhood obesity: A growing problem

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Childhood obesity: A growing problem

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Childhood obesity: A growing problem

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Tags: Diabetes, Obesity, Children's Health, Pregnancy

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Childhood obesity and Gestational Diabetes: http://bit.ly/afqZSJ

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Childhood Obesity & The Media - Carolyn Dean, MD,ND on Blog Talk Radio

organizedwisdom.com — “Dr Carolyn Dean, MD, ND was featured on this Blog Talk/Back Stage Pass Radio program discussing childhood obesity. Dr Dean offers insight into child obesity and ways to combat this growing disease epidemic.View full resource at organizedwisdom.com

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Childhood Obesity and the Scary Diabetes Forecast

childhoodobesitynews.com — “As time goes on, more and more connections are discovered between overweight kids and a stunning array of medical problems, both existing and potential.View full resource at childhoodobesitynews.com

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Childhood Obesity and Psychological Development

methodsofhealing.com — “The psychological development of any child that agonizes because of childhood obesity, regardless of what causes the obesity, is likely to be negativelyView full resource at methodsofhealing.com

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Childhood Obesity and Other Medical Problems

childhoodobesitynews.com — “Studies show that fat not only promotes growth in size, but encourages maturation, so overweight kids get their permanent teeth sooner.View full resource at childhoodobesitynews.com

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Mark Hyman, MD: 'We Can Do Better': Finding The Right Solutions In The Diabetes Epidemic

huffingtonpost.com — “Yes, obesity is a tenacious problem, but surgery is only a Band-Aid solution, albeit one that is growing in popularity.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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An Ear Full of Childhood Obesity | Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes

drsharma.ca — “No doubt obesity is associated with a wide range of health problems affecting almost every organ system. But acute earache is perhaps not a health problemView full resource at drsharma.ca

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Kind and Katen-Bahensky: The Budget Case for Combating Childhood Obesity : Roll Call Opinion

rollcall.com — “Parents will tell you that the obesity epidemic, which today affects one-third of America s children, is now their leading health concern. Policymakers, business leaders and health care professionals share that worry. Childhood obesity is not only a serious health epidemic; it is also a perilous problem for the budget.View full resource at rollcall.com

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Bicultural Mama: America’s Growing Obesity Problem [Infographic]

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Healthy Families: A Q&A With Dr. Skelton - Brenner Children's Hospital

brennerchildrens.org — “Childhood obesity is a very real problem in the United States. Dr. Joseph Skelton, MD, director of the Brenner FIT program, answered some questions about how families can live healthy in this hectic world.View full resource at brennerchildrens.org

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How do modern families stay healthy? A leading expert in childhood obesity answers ?s about healthy living: http://t.co/AkT7OfYI

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Healthy Living: Childhood Obesity Workshop | NewsCentralGA.com | Your Source for Local News | FOX24 & ABC16 | WGXA - Macon | Macon, Ga | Local News

newscentralga.com — “Healthy Living: Childhood Obesity Workshop | NewsCentralGA.com | Your Source for Local News | FOX24 & ABC16 | WGXA - Macon | Macon, Ga | Local NewsView full resource at newscentralga.com

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California schoolchildren growing fatter, but fitter too - latimes.com

latimes.com — “The first comprehensive assessment of a California campaign to fight child obesity found that between 2003 and 2008, weight gain slowed and kids are fitter.View full resource at latimes.com

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6 yrs later, small signs of improvement in childhood #obesity epidemic in CA http://t.co/nlJpd8Rb #kids #health

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Raising Fit Kids: Healthy Exercise and Fitness Tips for Parents including Diet and Family Nutrition Information

webmd.com — “Learn how to help your family grow up healthy and fit. WebMD shows you easy ways to help motivate your kids and fight childhood obesity through diet, exercise, and more.View full resource at webmd.com

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Need help talking to your children about healthy choices? Join the conversation w/ #SanfordChildren's Dr. Aaron Zylstra http://t.co/bB2gT682

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Speaker lays out strategy for halting childhood obesity (02/16/12)

mc.vanderbilt.edu — “Sesame Street?s Cookie Monster now reminds his young audience that cookies are ?a sometimes food.? The fuzzy blue Muppet?s message is one example of the growing awareness that reversing childhood obesity requires a social movement, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., MBA, said during last week?s Discovery Lecture.View full resource at mc.vanderbilt.edu

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Behavior programs may cut child obesity risk

healthnews.com — “The children of parents who attended parenting classes were less likely to become obese later in life, a new study shows. Researchers suggest that the parents learned ways to reinforce positive behavior without using food as a reward.View full resource at healthnews.com

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Parenting classes designed to help with behavioral problems also led to less childhood #obesity. http://t.co/nkbtlkuW

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