Obese British eight-year-old can stay with family
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An eight-year-old British boy who weighs 14 stone (90 kilograms) will be allowed to stay with his mother after social workers decided against taking him into care Tuesday.
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A good night's sleep may reduce a child's risk of becoming obese, according to research from the US.
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Many parents with obese or overweight children fail to recognise their child has a weight problem, a new study shows. The findings published in today&#39;s British Medical Journal found some
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A new study carried out by researchers from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre has revealed that women living in households with four or more people were significantly more likely to be obese than those who lived by themselves.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children and teens lost   weight, made new friends and felt more confident after   participating in a community-based program that consisted of   individual counseling, group physical activities and parental   group sessions, UK researchers report.
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Obese eight-year-old Connor McCreaddie is allowed by North Tyneside social services to stay with his mother.
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It may be obvious that most Britons are overweight. What isn't so obvious is that at least 2 million of them are likely malnourished &#151; and that includes some of the people who are too fat.
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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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Most British citizens could be obese by 2050, a new government report warns, and the nation's health secretary called Wednesday for a fundamental shift in the way the nation tackles obesity.
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Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics.
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A study finds that a motherâs gestational diabetes, the kind that starts in pregnancy, is significantly associated with obesity in her children at ages 5 to 7.
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MANY parents do not realise their children are overweight even when they actually become obese, researchers said today. Rates of obesity in adults and children have soared in recent years, with more than half of Britons now overweight.
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The family of an eight-year-old girl with cerebral palsy want to extend her treatment in China.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDayNews) --  It may not come as a surprise to anyone who's ever heard an overweight child getting teased in the schoolyard, but a new study reports that kids who are overweight or obese have a lower quality of life than their normal-weight peers.
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HOUSTON A Houston surgery center has offered to donate a gastric bypass operation to a 420-pound boy who needs the procedure for a chance at a healthy life.
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MONDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDayNews) --  If your child is at high risk for being overweight or obese, restricting food probably isn't the best way to try to keep the youngster at a healthy weight.
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Giving parents the skills to  cope effectively with their young children's weight problems  can make it easier for these kids to slim down, a study from  Australia shows.