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PHGR: Childhood Obesity Epidemic

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CDC: Prevention Public Health Grand Rounds - The Public Health Grand Rounds is a monthly series created to further strengthen CDC--™s common scientific culture and foster discussion and debate on major public health issues. Each session of the Public Health Grand Rounds will focus on key issues and challenges related to a specific health topic, including cutting-edge scientific evidence and potential impact of different interventions. The sessions will also highlight how CDC is already add

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Most Recently Shared on April 12, 2012 at 12:27 pm By:

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Public Health Grand Rounds: The Childhood Obesity Epidemic. Video: http://t.co/1dtLTn1L , Video and Documents: http://t.co/vsJTbnjA

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Childhood obesity positively associated with HCC in adulthood

news-medical.net — “Childhood obesity is a widespread global epidemic and in parallel with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the leading cause of liver disease among children. New data presented today at the International Liver Congress- 2012 furthers this concern by showing that childhood obesity is positively linked with developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) - the most common form of liver cancer - in adulthood.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Most Recently Shared on April 19, 2012 at 11:31 am By:

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Childhood obesity positively associated with HCC in adulthood: Childhood obesity is a widespread global epidemic... http://t.co/EZtH2ZoR

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Ditching the stroller can help your kids be fit and healthy | The Salt Lake Tribune

sltrib.com — “Could strollers be hazardous to your kids’ health? A University of Utah graduate student and her professor say getting preschoolers out of their carriers could help reduce the childhood obesity epidemic. They’ve developed a fledgling social media campaign, called Track-It SLC, urging caregivers to walk with their children in places they are already visiting, such as Hogle Zoo, Tracy Aviary and Wheeler Farm. “We have the tools.View full resource at sltrib.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 16, 2012 at 4:59 pm By:

DoctorNatasha Natasha Burgert Doctor, Pediatrician, and Physician

I agree w/ @DrGwenn - Kids spend too much time in strollers - and parents spend too much money on them! Let kids walk! http://t.co/IFiebBJz

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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 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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Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 9:16 pm By:

DrShellaND Dr. Reitkop, N.D. CAM and Naturopathic Doctor

Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic. It's important to understand the psychological outcomes AS WELL as the... http://t.co/YDnSa5fq

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How do you stop Childhood Obesity? - YouTube

youtube.com — “The fight against childhood obesity is more of an issue now than ever before because we have been fighting this epidemic for so many years, but from the stat...View full resource at youtube.com

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Most Recently Shared on March 24, 2012 at 7:10 pm By:

Wellness_News Dr. Sandra Frank Active Health Library, Doctor, Nutritionist, Dietitian, and PhD

The fight against childhood obesity is more of an issue now than ever before because we have been fighting this... http://t.co/lSTM0zQy

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Children’s Hospital at Erlanger joins national effort to reverse the obesity epidemic « Erlanger News

news.erlangerhealth.org — “Children’s Hospital at Erlanger joins national effort to reverse the obesity epidemic « Erlanger NewsView full resource at news.erlangerhealth.org

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Most Recently Shared on March 23, 2012 at 8:53 pm By:

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Our Children's Hospital is leading the way in preventing childhood obesity! Read more here- http://t.co/132lIiFA

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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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Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity - Current calls for proposals - Calls for proposals - Grants - RWJF

rwjf.org — “Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity - Current calls for proposals - Calls for proposals - Grants - RWJFView full resource at rwjf.org

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Most Recently Shared on March 13, 2012 at 4:49 pm By:

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Healthy Eating Research Call for Proposals aimed at building research base to reverse #childhood obesity epidemic http://t.co/MNaCEq7H

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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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Most Recently Shared on March 3, 2012 at 1:16 am By:

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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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Fruits & Veggies More Matters : Join America’s More Matters Pledge to Fight Obesity : Health Benefits of Fruits & Vegetables

fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org — “Fruits & Veggies More Matters : Join America’s More Matters Pledge to Fight Obesity : Health Benefits of Fruits & VegetablesView full resource at fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org

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Most Recently Shared on February 27, 2012 at 10:05 pm By:

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Want to make a difference in the fight against childhood obesity? Take the More Matters Pledge and we'll show you how! http://t.co/KGDBuQP6

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Nutrition Nation - Insights on our world of food choices - USATODAY.com

yourlife.usatoday.com — “Insights on our world of food choicesView full resource at yourlife.usatoday.com

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Childhood and Adult Obesity not Budging Much in the U.S. | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

blogs.scientificamerican.com — “The rates of obesity in the U.S. are holding steady, despite ongoing efforts to curb the epidemic, according to two new reports, published online Tuesday in ...View full resource at blogs.scientificamerican.com

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Most Recently Shared on January 17, 2012 at 8:16 pm By:

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Childhood and Adult Obesity not Budging Much in the U.S. http://t.co/pJxYGbcv

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The Cause of Obesity - Part 2 | Exercise Biology

exercisebiology.com — “If obesity is largely caused due to genes, why is there an obesity epidemic? What about childhood obesity?View full resource at exercisebiology.com

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The Compulsion of Food Cravings

childhoodobesitynews.com — “The topic of food cravings is the star of the childhood obesity epidemic, and it appears that they have emotional, biological, and mental origins.View full resource at childhoodobesitynews.com

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Lucid Nutrition: Strong4Life Obesity Campaign Sparks Consciousness & Controversy

lucidnutrition.com — “Strong4Life is a movement created by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to ignite societal change to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in Georgia. The state has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity in the nation and if ignored, this generation...View full resource at lucidnutrition.com

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Most Recently Shared on January 7, 2012 at 9:11 pm By:

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Strong4Life Obesity Campaign Sparks Consciousness & Controversy http://t.co/6ophxCAp

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