Schools Must Help in Fight Against Obesity
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TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Health experts are trying to move the nation's battle of the bulge to an important new front: the schools.
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NICE recommends a raft of measures, including surgery, to tackle the growing obesity epidemic.
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To fight the epidemic of childhood obesity, the nation must launch a massive campaign enlisting virtually every aspect of society to reduce the amount of junk food children eat and get them exercising
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Thousands of children across Australia are to be weighed, measured and interviewed about their diet under a national plan to tackle obesity, the government said.
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Being overweight is bad for kids' health, but a new study finds it's also bad for their education
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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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Children as young as three are being treated for obesity, according to one leading UK expert.
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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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THE United Statesâ obesity epidemic has reached the playpen, according to research, with more than 10 per cent of children aged two to five reported to be overweight.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.
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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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Poor town planning which limits opportunities for children to take exercise is blamed for fuelling a rise in obesity.
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The government is to spend 75 million pounds on a campaign to encourage healthy lifestyles and counter what it calls an obesity epidemic in Britain.
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Schools are pushing healthier menus, eliminating trans fats, white bread and sugary drinks, while trying to keep students happy.
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Obesity is considered a major public health problem today, but a number of scientists are coming to see it as a comparative blessing, given the alternative.
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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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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.