Obese kidsâ arteries already hardening
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That could be your child, if you have an overweight little boy or girl. According to a study conducted in Naples, Italy on 147 children between ages six and 14, overweight children had higher insulin resistance
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Children who are obese are damaging their feet and may have problems walking, a study suggests.
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Nursery children need an hour of daily exercise to prevent them becoming obesity victims, researchers warn.
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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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Poor town planning which limits opportunities for children to take exercise has been blamed for fuelling an increase in obesity.
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The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, new research suggests.
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Kids who carry excess pounds  may be doing permanent damage to their feet, a group of foot  and ankle surgeons warns.
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Children as young as three are being treated for obesity, according to one leading UK expert.
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Children as young as 15 months should be screened for high cholesterol in an attempt to cut the number of Britons suffering from heart disease, doctors say today.
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The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the sandbox: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight, the American Heart Association reported Thursday.
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Obese children grow up to have bigger left ventricles in their hearts, putting them at risk for heart disease, researchers said on Monday.
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Poor town planning which limits opportunities for children to take exercise is blamed for fuelling a rise in obesity.
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The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen as more than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are overweight, the American Heart Association has reported.
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SUNDAY, Jan. 2  -- The American Heart Association's warning last week that more children than ever are heading toward heart trouble is primarily due to the nation's obesity epidemic.
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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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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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Minute changes in tiny blood vessels close to the surface of the skin in children as young as 11 can indicate the risk of future heart attacks or strokes, a leading scientist said on Monday.