School-based obesity prevention promising
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NEW YORK  - 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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Schools should be more aggressive in teaching children about heart disease and the risks of bad diet and little exercise, the American Heart Association said Monday.    The call for bolder action in schools follows the Institute of Medicine's recommendations last month calling for a wide-ranging attack on childhood obesity by involving parents, schools, communities and the government...
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Washington -- To fight the epidemic of childhood obesity, the nation must enlist virtually every aspect of society to reduce the amount of junk food children eat and get them exercising more, the National Academy of Sciences said Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - A new report suggests a simple  strategy for combating obesity among young girls -- increasing  their gym time.
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Nutrition experts advise parents to provide a good breakfast for their children because it improves performance at school and avoids obesity.
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A report on the causes and solutions for childhood obesity in the United States calls for a broad societal strategy, including healthier meals in schools and restaurants.
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TUEDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Lifestyles with too little movement, too much TV exposure and way too much junk food are pushing U.S. children toward a life of overweight and obesity, a collection of new studies finds.
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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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Columbia, SC - A state task force on child nutrition released a report Friday to help guide school district policy on nutrition and physical activity.
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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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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Children who live in densely populated urban areas may be less likely to be overweight if they have parks and lawns in their neighborhoods, a U.S. study suggests.
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If a healthy heart and smaller waistline aren&#39;t incentive enough for kids to eat healthy foods, maybe a bracelet or key chain will do the trick.
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School districts across the country have been taking steps to make food in schools healthier, but some parents say they are are taking it too far.
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Sept. 30, 2004 -- Sweeping changes are needed in America to prevent the growing childhood obesity epidemic from wreaking havoc on the nation&#39;s overall health and its medical system, concludes an Institute of Medicine panel.
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NICE has recommended a raft of measures to tackle the growing obesity epidemic.
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Five of the countryÂs largest snack food producers announced today that they would start providing more nutritious foods to schools.
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Recommendations for schools from Action for Healthy Kids, a coalition of private and government agencies: