Holidays and Childhood Obesity

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Bans on School Junk Food Pay Off in California - NYTimes.com

well.blogs.nytimes.com — “In California, where schools have been cracking down on the amount of junk food offered at lunch and in vending machines, students are consuming less sugar, fat and calories. Read more...” View full resource at well.blogs.nytimes.com

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Childhood Obesity and Family Meals

childhoodobesitynews.com — “Why are some children more prone to get hooked on highly engineered so-called foods? Because their emotional difficulties can be soothed by comfort eating.” View full resource at childhoodobesitynews.com

Most Recently Shared on May 8, 2012 at 10:07 am By:

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Study: Breast-feeding coincides with reduced childhood-obesity risk - Related Stories - SmartBrief for Nutritionists

smartbrief.com — “An Irish study in Social Science and Medicine found that children who were breast-fed for three to six months were 38% less likely than their formula-fed counterparts to be obese at age 9, while those who were breast-fed for six months or more had a 51% lower risk of obesity. ” View full resource at smartbrief.com

Most Recently Shared on May 7, 2012 at 8:42 pm By:

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No Longer Just ‘Adult-Onset’ - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “The virulence of Type 2 diabetes in children is yet another reason to fight childhood obesity.” View full resource at nytimes.com

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Endless Supply of Ideas for Parents

childhoodobesitynews.com — “Just about all the childhood obesity prevention tips for parents have one thing in common -- if you try it, no harm will be done.” View full resource at childhoodobesitynews.com

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Robert Pretlow, MD Physician, Doctor, Pediatrician, and Health Executive

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Making Childhood Obesity Our Business | Organic Connections

organicconnectmag.com — “Epidemic childhood obesity is just the visible tip of an iceberg of present and pending peril. We have widespread Type 2 diabetes among our children; a generation ago, this was called adult onset diabetes.” View full resource at organicconnectmag.com

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Fighting the childhood obesity epidemic: Are ‘food rules’ the solution? - On Parenting - The Washington Post

washingtonpost.com — “Marlene Schwartz, a contributor to the film “The Weight of the Nation,” discusses which family choices can combat big forces at play in the obesity epidemic and our children’s less-than-healthy instincts.” View full resource at washingtonpost.com

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‘The Weight of The Nation’ contributor on a parent’s role in fighting childhood obesity - On Parenting - The Washington Post

washingtonpost.com — “Marlene Schwartz, one of the primary contributors of the new HBO documentery “The Weight of the Nation,” discusses what parents are up against when it comes to their child’s nutrition.” View full resource at washingtonpost.com

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School Bake Sales Draw Fire In Obesity Battle : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

npr.org — “The bake sale, a staple of school fundraising for generations, is getting squeezed. The epidemic of childhood obesity is leading some districts to restrict the kinds of foods sold or to ban the sales altogether, Bloomberg Businessweek's Stephanie Armour explained on Friday's Morning Edition.” View full resource at npr.org

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‘The Weight of The Nation’ contributor on a parent’s role in fighting childhood obesity - On Parenting - The Washington Post

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Culture and the Psychology of Scarcity

childhoodobesitynews.com — “Some societal forces and cultural differences get in the way of efforts to improve global conditions, including childhood obesity.” View full resource at childhoodobesitynews.com

Most Recently Shared on May 4, 2012 at 10:10 am By:

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Treating childhood obesity: A family affair

sciencedaily.com — “With nearly one-third of American children being overweight or obese, doctors agree that there is an acute need for more effective treatments. In many weight management programs, the dropout rate can be as high as 73 percent, and even in successful programs, the benefits are usually short term.” View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Singapore and Its Childhood Obesity Rate Revisited

childhoodobesitynews.com — “Coping skills are exactly what kids need so they don't become addicted to junk food through comfort eating, and Singapore has a thing or two to teach the U.S.” View full resource at childhoodobesitynews.com

Most Recently Shared on May 2, 2012 at 10:09 am By:

Robert Pretlow, MD Physician, Doctor, Pediatrician, and Health Executive

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'Food Insecurity' May Lead Mothers To Engage In Feeding Practices Associated With Childhood Weight Gain

medicalnewstoday.com — “While eating too much food can cause obesity, the fear of not having enough food may lead to the same result, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meetin” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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How Washington went soft on childhood obesity - Economic Times

articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com — “WASHINGTON DC: In the political arena, one side is winning the war on child obesity. The side with the fattest wallets. After aggressive lobbying, Congress declared pizza a vegetable to protect it” View full resource at articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com

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How Washington went soft on childhood obesity - Economic Times http://t.co/F9vKKWgT