Study: Overweight students sapping school finances
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Expanding waistlines are squeezing the bottom line of the nation&#39;s schools, as poor eating and exercise subtly strip money from education, a new study suggests.
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A new report gives District children a dubious distinction: Nearly one in four of those ages 10 to 17 is overweight, making them the heaviest kids in the country.
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Some schools are spending more on putting pupils through exams than on books, head teachers say.
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A task force formed by South Carolina's superintendent of education released a report Friday to help school districts craft policies on student nutrition and physical activity that can trim growing numbers of overweight children.
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U.S. families will shell out almost $564 for back-to-school merchandise this year as student demand for hot electronics and trendy footwear drives up the cost of returning to school, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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Children who are obese are damaging their feet and may have problems walking, a study suggests.
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Teenagers are to be taught how to look after their own finances, in a curriculum shake-up.
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Among teens in one Los Angles public school, 60 percent reported dieting at some point in their lives -- primarily before the age of 14 -- and many said
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Krispy Kreme is offering to reward students with a doughnut for every A on their report card, but the plan seems a little flaky to some officials trying to fight childhood obesity.
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Expanding waistlines are squeezing the bottom line of the nation's schools, as poor eating and exercise subtly strip money from education, a new study suggests.    "It's too risky not to call attention to this," said Dr...
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The children of wealthier parents, particularly those with working mothers, are more likely to be obese or overweight, a study says.
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Teen girls who frequently weighed themselves were more likely than others to resort to unhealthy dieting measures, and some ended up gaining close to twice as much weight, a study of Minnesota students found.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Krispy Kreme is offering to reward students with a doughnut for every A on their report card, but the plan seems a little flaky to some officials trying to fight childhood obesity...
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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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Schools may need more money and  regulators may need more authority to help America's children  from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told  Congress on Tuesday.
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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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Obesity in adolescence is  associated with reduced heart function and excessive cardiac  mass, according to a new study.