U.S. trying, but often failing, to help obese kids
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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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A new federal report finds that much of the population -- which is overweight and overfed -- often falls short in consuming essential nutrients. In short, Americans are eating too much of the wrong stuff.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID    WASHINGTON  -- A wide-ranging effort involving parents, schools, communities and government is needed to turn the tide of childhood obesity, the Institute of Medicine said Thursday...
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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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One in five children is predicted to be obese by the end of the decade. But efforts to turn that tide are scattershot and underfunded, and the government killed one of the few programs proven to work, specialists said Wednesday.
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School meals are to undergo a major government review in an attempt to tackle childhood obesity.
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Children as young as three are being treated for obesity, according to one leading UK expert.
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SUNDAY, Jan. 2  -- The American Heart Association's warning last week that more children than ever are heading toward heart trouble is primarily due to the nation's obesity epidemic.
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Chubby cheeks and dimpled thighs have long been a mother's proof of a healthy, well-fed baby. But those roly-poly infants now may be a sign of something much different: America's growing problem with weight.
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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 taking it too far.
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for Americaâs Health, a nonprofit organization based in Washington
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Children who are obese are damaging their feet and may have problems walking, a study suggests.
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A wide-ranging effort involving parents, schools, communities and government is needed to turn the tide of childhood obesity, the Institute of Medicine said Thursday.
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Children are main focus of government's obesity strategy to pay overweight people to get slim
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Self-regulation in food and beverage  marketing is being exploited and is failing to curb childhood  obesity, research by a global obesity taskforce presented on  Tuesday has found.
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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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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.