UK childcare workers may remove obese boy from home
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British social workers will meet an  eight-year-old boy who weighs almost 200 pounds (91 kg) on  Tuesday to decide whether he should be taken away from his  mother after she refused to stop feeding him junk food.
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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.
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Spoon-feeding babies pureed food could cause health problems later in life a Unicef childcare expert has warned.
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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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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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Britain is at risk of producing a new generation of latchkey kids because parents of older children are struggling to find suitable care for them, a report warns today.
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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.    The study - the largest look yet at obesity among young children - did not show the same results for boys, possibly because they generally get more exercise than girls...
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NEW YORK  - Children who are overweight  appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life,  according to an analysis of British records.
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British social workers decided on  Tuesday to allow an eight-year-old boy who weighs almost 200 lb  (90 kg) to remain at home with his mother, even though she has  refused to stop feeding him junk food.
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Authorities are considering taking an 8-year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds into protective custody unless his mother improves his diet
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Children who are obese are damaging their feet and may have problems walking, a study suggests.
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Children who are overweight appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life, according to an analysis of British records.
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One out of every five children in a Chinese town is overweight, and everyone is blaming the TV. For each hour a day spent in front of the television the risk of obesity increases by one to two percent, according
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Parents are urged to take better control after children as young as four are caught house-breaking.
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Parents of overweight and obese kids often don't realize that their children are carrying excess pounds, new research shows.
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Britain faces 'losing a generation' of children to obesity-related disease, the Duchess of York warns.
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An eight-year-old 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.