Why are U.S. kids obese? Just look around them: study
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Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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City kids, like their country cousins, are struggling with weight problems, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Childhood obesity in the United States  appears to be causing girls to reach puberty at an earlier age,  for reasons that are not clear, a study said on Monday.
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People who literally cannot sit still may have inborn behavior that keeps them slim even if they overeat a little, researchers in the United States said on Thursday.
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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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Obese children as young as 7 already have the beginnings of artery disease, Italian and US researchers reported on Monday. They found signs that the carotid arteries of 100 obese children
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Obese children are more likely than normal-weight kids to have dangerously enlarged heart muscles as they enter adulthood, according to a Tulane University study in the November issue of the journal Circulation.
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Americans are beginning to realize   that childhood obesity is a real problem and are even starting   to do something about it, but there is no way to tell what   actually works, a panel of experts said on Wednesday.
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BABY FAT: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight &#151; a figure 7 percent higher than in 1994, the American Heart Association reports.
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Children who eat in large groups may consume nearly a third more than when they are in small groups, a finding that sheds light on the problem of child obesity, a study says.
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The longer an immigrant lives in the US the more likely they are to be obese. Chicago, IL - Journal of the American Medical Association - Since the 1980s, the US population has become more obese, according
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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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More than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are plagued with obesity,. The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: more than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are overweight.
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Babies who are born heavy and grow fast have a 150 percent chance of being overweight or obese by the time they are seven years old, a survey of more than 8,000 children in Hong Kong has shown.
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The nation's schools, under fire for unhealthy school lunches, well-stocked vending machines and phys ed cuts, may actually do a better job than parents in keeping children fit and trim. A study found that 5- and 6-year-olds gained more weight over the summer than during the school year, casting doubt on the assumption that kids are more active during summer vacation.
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Watching too much television may not only help make children fat, it may also raise their blood pressure, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Overweight and obese adolescents may be more likely to have physical problems than their normal-weight peers but they don't seem to be worse off mentally, according to national study findings.