Parent education helps young kids lose weight
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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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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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Many parents of children  classified as overweight or even extremely overweight do not  perceive their child as being excessively heavy, with some  wrongly believing that their child is "about the right weight,"  new research suggests.
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Children will be offered cooking lessons to improve their kitchen skills and to encourage a better diet.
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BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine finding a high-fiber white bread on the grocery story shelf your six-year-old will actually eat. Or pizza that promotes energy management. Or even holiday cookies that can enhance fat burning.
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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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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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Even young children can paint a picture of their health and well-being, though it doesn't always match parents' perceptions, research shows.
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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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Children are main focus of government's obesity strategy to pay overweight people to get slim
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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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TUEDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Lifestyles with too little movement, too much TV exposure and way too much junk food are pushing U.S. children toward a life of overweight and obesity, a collection of new studies finds.
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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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Overweight children are stigmatized by their peers as early as age 3 and even face bias from their parents and teachers, giving them a quality of life comparable to people with cancer, a new analysis concludes.
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Exercise alone is unlikely to prevent obesity in preschoolers but it does improve their motor skills, may boost their confidence and can establish a healthy life-long habit, researchers said on Friday.
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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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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.