Report Urges Broad Attack on Child Obesity
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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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CHICAGO -- Inappropriate advertising contributes to many children's ills, from obesity to anorexia, drinking alcohol, and having sex too soon, and Congress should crack down on it, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
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A new report says gestational diabetes is strongly linked to childhood obesity  -  but there's a lot you can do to treat the condition
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Children who weigh too much &#151; and the stagnant lifestyles that cause them to pack on the pounds &#151; are the subject of new initiatives from Gov. George Pataki and the state Legislature.
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Unless public health takes urgent measures, one in five children in the United States will be obese by the year 2010, the Institute of Medicine warned in a report.
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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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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
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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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WASHINGTON -- Childhood obesity has reached such epidemic proportions that it can be reversed only by a coordinated effort touching everything from new zoning laws that promote parks and sidewalks to tougher regulation of ads aimed at kids to more
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NEW YORK OCT 18, 2004  - Children who are overweight appear to have an increased risk of cancer in later life, according to the results of a study published in the November 1st issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
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Government warnings could be sent to parents of obese children as young as five.
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Obesity has been a factor in at least 20 child protection cases in the last year, the BBC learns.
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26/11/2004 - Healthy foods targeted at children may be coming up against a critical barrier to sales - most parents fail to recognise obesity and overweight problems in their children, according to a study out tomorrow.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - U.S. experts said on Wednesday  that companies developing fat-fighting drugs should include  severely obese children in their studies but were less  supportive of targeting moderately overweight adults without  health problems.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- It's no secret that American kids eat too much. Now, a new study provides some specific numbers that could help fight the obesity epidemic.
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A new report gives District children a dubious distinction: Nearly one in four of those ages 10 to 17 is overweight, making them the heaviest kids in the country.
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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.