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A community portal about Obesity with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point... [more]
A community portal about Obesity with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is a risk factor for certain health conditions or increased mortality. Obesity develops from the interaction of individual biology and the environment. Excessive body weight has been shown to predispose to various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis. Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health problem.
WARNING: Always consult a doctor before starting any new, radical diet that promises extreme results fast. Studies show that the best way to lose weight is by eating healthy and exercising. Losing large amounts of body weight in short periods of time has been proven to strain the organs and is generally not advised.
Dear Friends, Esteemed Colleagues, Benefactors, Volunteers and Humanitarians: We are fast developing into a culture that resigns itself to lower standards, embraces and enables mediocrity, and is letting its children down in the process. A child's self-esteem is very important -- but we must base our decisions as responsible adults upon a balance between short-term palliative measures (e.g., there, there, honey...don't cry...look at how many fat people are rich and famous!), and the longer...
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[NOTE: THIS POST REFLECTS THE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR, AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEW OF THE CHILDREN'S INTERNATIONAL OBESITY FOUNDATION.THIS POST IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.] A recent study presented at a pediatric research program suggested that obesity prevention efforts should begin as early as the age of two, when children reach a “tipping point" at which a child becomes and remains at risk for being overweight or obese. Researchers from the study examined the...
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Fat fight at children's hospital Shirley Alexander...obesity specialist. Photo: Sahlan HayesKate Benson Medical Reporter August 18, 2008 A SYDNEY hospital has become possibly the first in the world to appoint a doctor dedicated to treating overweight children in an urgent attempt to tackle the nation's obesity epidemic.The appointment, at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, comes as the number of overweight and obese children surges to more than 1.5 million and health systems struggle to...
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August 18, 2008
Energize Your Kid’s School Year! Get your kids off to a healthy start! Tips and Advice from Celia Kibler, a Childhood Obesity Expert
WASHINGTON, D.C. (RUSHPRNEWS) August 18, 2008 – As a result of the growing problem with childhood obesity, parents are increasingly concerned with their kids eating and fitness’ habits during and after school hours...
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A study by nutritionists at the Toowoomba Hospital, in southern Queensland, has revealed the factors contributing to childhood obesity start well before children get to school. The study looked at children in the four to six year age group at 18 schools.
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Obesity and overweight people are costing Birmingham health services more than £316 million a year, according to the NHS. And that figure is expected to ...
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Just as in the United Kingdom and the United States, the myth of a growing epidemic of obesity and disease among Australia’s children and teens has been shown false by its government’s own statistics. It was only this summer when Australia’s fat bomb was resoundly defused. Now, as proposals to...
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According to federal statistics, 16 percent of American children ages 6 to 19 are either obese or overweight. "Childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic ...
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The government is sending vouchers to elementary school students whose body mass indexes indicate that they are obese.
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CHILDREN are no fatter than they were 10 years ago, prompting experts to warn the exaggerated focus on an obesity "epidemic" is increasing the rate of eating disorders.
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The survey found that 6 per cent of children are obese New government research shows that levels of childhood obesity have remained largely unchanged for the past decade.
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Research casts doubt on ‘obesity epidemic’ New government research shows that levels of childhood obesity have remained largely unchanged for the past decade. For the first time since the mid 1990s, government scientists asked a large number of Australian children (4,400 between the ages of two...
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She considered gastric bypass, but then she heard about a less invasive way to do it, an experimental procedure at Cedars Sinai called Toga. ...
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The advertising industry has denied that food adverts are leading to childhood obesity epidemic.
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