Exercise alone will not prevent obesity in young: study
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Exercise alone is unlikely to prevent obesity in preschoolers but it does improve their motor skills, may boost their confidence and can establish a healthy life-long habit, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Results of a new study do not support current thinking that a high consumption of 100 percent fruit juice and sweetened fruit drinks contributes to the rising number of overweight and obese children.
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NEW YORK  - Children and teens with type 1 diabetes may be able to reduce their risk of future heart and blood vessel disease by taking part in regular exercise, German researchers report.
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Fidgeting and other seemingly minor physical activity can make the difference between being lean and obese, researchers reported today.
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Nursery children need an hour of daily exercise to prevent them becoming obesity victims, researchers warn.
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Regular exercise is not enough to offset the health problems associated with obesity - but that shouldn&#39;t stop people who are overweight from working out, according to a study to be published in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of
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WHEN it comes to avoiding heart disease, being fit may be more important than being thin, researchers say. A study from the University of Florida shows lack of fitness is a stronger risk factor for developing heart disease than being overweight or obese.
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Diet and lifestyle play a far smaller  role than genetic factors in determining whether a child  becomes overweight, according to a British study of twins  published on Thursday.
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Exercise is not enough to offset the increased death risk associated with being obese, research suggests. A study of more than 116,000 women nurses found physical activity did not totally compensate for the higher death risk associated with being obese.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Stemming the obesity epidemic in children will require an all-out assault not dissimilar to the antismoking campaign of the last four decades, a U.S. expert panel said Thursday.
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Getting children to switch off the  television does not guarantee they will exercise more, U.S.  researchers said on Monday.
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MONDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- The self-esteem of children who become overweight or obese is likely to fall, claims a new study that confirms what many heavy children and their parents already know.
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A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.
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Regular exercise is not enough to offset the health problems associated with obesity -- but that shouldn't stop people who are overweight from working out, according to a study to be published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine.
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NEW YORK  - Exercise can reduce snoring among overweight children, even if it doesn't result in weight loss, a new study shows.
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Just an extra hour of exercise a week could significantly cut obesity among young overweight girls, according to a study that researchers say could lead to major changes in the way schools fight obesity.
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Most initiatives to fight childhood obesity are not focusing on the few things known to make a difference -- and overall there is no consensus on what works best, according to a survey being released today.