Obese Children Miss More School Days
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FRIDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- As children get ready to head back to the classroom, a new study finds school absenteeism is higher among overweight kids.
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Â·  More than 10,000 pupils in poor areas to benefit Â·  English parents may get children's weight warning
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Children who are obese are damaging their feet and may have problems walking, a study suggests.
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America's children are getting  fatter and need help from parents, schools, the government,  advertisers and the food industry to get back in shape, a panel  of experts said Thursday.
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WEDNESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Even though one out of three American children live within a mile of their school, barely half of those students regularly bike or walk to class, researchers report.
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A multi-component health  promotion program in schools may help excess weight gain among  12 to 13 year-olds, a Dutch study shows.
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Children in the United States gain up to three times more weight during the summer holidays than during the school year, a study of 5- and 6-year-olds released on Wednesday said.
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NEW YORK  - Parents of overweight and obese  kids often don't realize that their children are carrying  excess pounds, new research shows.
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Government seeking to counter childhood obesity by making cooking classes compulsory at schools
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As American children grow fatter and more out of shape, physical education classes are being found wanting. Experts say there's little accountability for P.E. teachers in most schools. They say the classes are often poorly run, and students don't spend much time in them anyway.
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Babies who are born heavy and grow fast have a 150 percent chance of being overweight or obese by the time they are seven years old, a survey of more than 8,000 children in Hong Kong has shown.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.
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Children who do not get enough sleep  are more likely to be overweight than those who get more,  according to a study published on Wednesday that tracked more  than 2,000 U.S. kids for five years.
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Parents are often unaware that their children are overweight or obese, according to a study.
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Children in the United States gain up  to three times more weight during the summer holidays than  during the school year, a study of 5- and 6-year-olds released  on Wednesday said.
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A study in Australia has shown that  changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes of heavier and obese  children from as young as six, warning signs that might be  linked to cardiovascular disease in later life.
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World Heart Day is focusing on life-threatening risks of obesity in children. The World Health Organization and World Heart Federation warn, overweight children are three-to-five times more likely to suffer