Kids Need Help Staying Slim, Congress Told
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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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WASHINGTON: A respected panel of US scientists has urged schools, food companies, government agencies and families to work together to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.
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Parents are often unaware that their children are overweight or obese, according to a study.
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Aside from living in the nation's capitol, Washington, D.C., kids have another dubious distinction: They are the fattest children in the country, according to a new report from the Trust for America's Health.
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School meals are to undergo a major government review in an attempt to tackle childhood obesity.
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Sitting down for regular family  meals may protect teen girls from developing eating disorders,  according to a new study published in the Archives of  Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
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A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters' weight.
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&quot;While under-nutrition continues to be a key concern, particularly in developing countries, many children in all regions of the world have poor eating habits and are not getting enough exercise,&quot; she added.
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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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ST. LOUIS -- Heavy children who lost weight kept the pounds off better through weight maintenance follow-up, but even that wasn't terribly successful over two years, researchers reported.
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It&#39;s not just OK for students to eat on the run when they arrive at a middle school here each morning. It&#39;s encouraged. The program makes it easier for kids squeezed for time to squeeze in breakfast.
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NEW YORK  - 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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If a healthy heart and smaller waistline aren&#39;t incentive enough for kids to eat healthy foods, maybe a bracelet or key chain will do the trick.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children appear to be at  risk of both constipation and lack of bowel control, new  research reports.
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Children who are obese are damaging their feet and may have problems walking, a study suggests.
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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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Grants from the American Heart Association are helping give pre-kindergarten children healthy habits.