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Site posted on March 15, 2010 10:37
The Medical News
3/3/10
Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the first in a series of web videos and public service...
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Site posted on March 15, 2010 10:34
The Medical News
3/4/10
Community support of school obesity prevention programs is critical to achieving a significant decrease in obesity among chi...
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Site posted on March 02, 2010 13:38
Kids Health
2010
Anyone who's seen kids on a playground knows that most are naturally physically active and love to move around. But what might not ...
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Site posted on March 02, 2010 13:34
Kids Health
2010
Team sports can boost kids' self-esteem, coordination, and general fitness, and help them learn how to work with other kids and adu...
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Site posted on March 02, 2010 13:28
The Medical News
3/1/10
Efforts to prevent childhood obesity should begin far earlier than currently thought-perhaps even before birth-especially fo...
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Site posted on March 02, 2010 13:23
Medical News Today
2/23/10
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Health Research and Policy have received a $2.2 millio...
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Site posted on February 24, 2010 09:32
Medline Plus
2/3/2010
New British research suggests that kids -- especially girls -- who ride bicycles to school are in better shape than those who ...
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Site posted on February 24, 2010 09:30
Medical College of Georgia
3/18/2010
Less than an hour of daily exercise reduces depressive symptoms and improves self esteem in overweight children...
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Site posted on February 16, 2010 11:18
MSNBC
2/14/10
The ballooning waistlines of children hit the spotlight when Michelle Obama admitted publicly her daughters had an unhealthy body mass...
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Site posted on February 16, 2010 11:16
The Medical News
2/10/10
As part of its ongoing effort to promote healthy lifestyles and nutrition for kids and families, Disney today announced tha...
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Site posted on February 16, 2010 11:08
The Medical News
2/10/10
New research from the Hood Center for Children and Families at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) for the first time sheds ligh...
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Site posted on February 16, 2010 11:01
The Medical News
2/11/10
Both genetics and parents who comfort their infants with food are the focus of a study funded for $1 million by the Nationa...
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Site posted on February 16, 2010 10:55
The Medical News
2/11/10
While many adults consider a chubby baby healthy, too many plump infants grow up to be obese teens, saddling them with Type...
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Site posted on February 12, 2010 10:04
Kids Health
2010
Find out how to take care of your body, eat healthy, and stay fit!
To visit this page go to: http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_health...
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Site posted on February 12, 2010 10:02
The Washington Post
2/10/10
In front of a packed audience in the State Dining Room at the White House on Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama rolled o...
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Site posted on February 12, 2010 10:00
Science Daily
2/9/10
A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower risk for obesity if they regularly engage...
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Site posted on February 04, 2010 13:29
Medical News Today
1/29/10
Half of the mothers who took part in a study thought that their obese four or five year-old was normal weight, as did 39 ...
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Site posted on February 04, 2010 13:26
Medical News Today
2/1/10
The Atlanta Journal Constitution: "As many as one in three children are overweight or obese, according to a new report"......
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Site posted on January 20, 2010 12:34
January 14, 2010
Science Daily
Parents are acutely aware of the influence of friends on their children's behavior -- how they dress, how they wear t...
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Site posted on January 07, 2010 11:08
KidsHealth
2007
Start off by setting a good example by eating a nutritious diet that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables. Then, simply use your...
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Site posted on January 07, 2010 11:06
Medical News Today
12/18/09
Childhood obesity is directly related to how close kids live to convenience stores, according to the preliminary finding...
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Site posted on January 07, 2010 11:04
Medical News Today
12/16/09
A new study released in Washington, D.C., criticizes the nation's food and beverage industry for failing to shift their ...
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Site posted on January 07, 2010 11:01
Associated Press
11/23/09
Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and ...
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Site posted on January 07, 2010 10:57
Associated Press
10/26/09
It's not called the electronic baby sitter for nothing. The Nielsen Co. says in a study released Monday that children ages...
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Site posted on December 21, 2009 13:33
Rochester Healthy Living
2009
Marta Bermudez of Adonai Community Services is named a new Healthy Hero by the Greater Rochester Health Foundation for...
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Site posted on December 10, 2009 10:25
Keep Kids Healthy
9/7/03
The Food Guide Pyramid was designed by the US Dept. of Agriculture to promote healthy nutrition in children over six years ...
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Site posted on December 10, 2009 10:23
Fitness News Magazine
12/8/09
Well, adults know that there are many benefits to taking up the practice of yoga for them. From relaxation to improved...
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Site posted on December 10, 2009 10:19
The Huffington Post
12/10/09
TV, video games, and computer use are contributing to the rise of childhood obesity...
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Site posted on December 03, 2009 09:14
Nourishing Thoughts!
12/2/09
It’s Thanksgiving tomorrow and the kids will be home from school for a few days.
If the kids are home and playing on t...
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Site posted on December 03, 2009 09:12
Nourishing Thoughts!
12/2/09
It is the day after Thanksgiving! There is always so much focus on foods during this time of the year that I don’t want...
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Site posted on December 03, 2009 09:10
Medical News Today
11/24/09
TV viewing in child care may double the total amount of TV time for young children, with those in home-based settings wa...
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Site posted on December 03, 2009 09:07
Medical News Today
11/24/09
Seven in 10 parents (71 per cent) think their children are "active enough" but only one in 10 of their children (10 per ...
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Site posted on November 18, 2009 14:57
CNN Health
11/13/09
Decatur, Georgia (CNN) -- Gigi reaches up into her sun salutation. She steps back into her high lunge and kicks her legs straigh...
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Site posted on November 18, 2009 14:54
CNN Health
11/12/09
(CNN) -- Russell Pate was driving through a neighborhood one late afternoon when he noticed something odd.
He couldn't hear the...
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Site posted on November 11, 2009 10:13
Kids Health
"Why do the bubbles rise like that?" Daniel asks as he watches his mother stir a boiling pot of noodles. As she explains how water turns ...
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Site posted on November 11, 2009 10:12
The Medical News
11/5/09
Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytim...
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Site posted on November 11, 2009 10:06
Journal of Nutrition Education
11/8/09
Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of adverti...
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Site posted on November 04, 2009 11:04
Medical News Today
10/21/09
Healthy eating is on the minds of many moms, but it's their eating habits and nutritional knowledge that have the most b...
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Site posted on November 04, 2009 11:00
Time
10/23/09
Before food politics became a Wikipedia entry and the title of a book, before anyone cared about trans fat or realized we were in the ...
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Site posted on November 04, 2009 10:57
Science Daily
10/20/09
The National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program should adopt a new set of nutrient targets and standards f...
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Site posted on November 04, 2009 10:54
The Associated Press
10/26/09
NEW YORK - It's not called the electronic baby sitter for nothing.
The Nielsen Co. says in a study released Monday th...
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Site posted on October 21, 2009 15:06
Democrat and Chronicle
10/21/09
There's no rule that you must hand out candy to trick-or-treaters at Halloween.
Marie Lovenheim, who teaches consum...
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Site posted on October 21, 2009 14:59
Medical News Today
10/20/09
GE Healthcare will roll out a national health awareness program called BEE Healthy™*, a General Electric Company (NYSE:G...
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Site posted on October 21, 2009 14:56
New York Times
10/6/09
Every trip to the supermarket these days requires us to navigate what has become a truly treacherous food landscape. I ...
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Site posted on October 21, 2009 14:47
Associated Press
10/12/09
Grilled chicken replaced the hot dogs. Strawberries instead of cookies at snack time. No more fruit juice — water or low-f...
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Site posted on October 07, 2009 15:13
Parenting.com
2009
She may still be in Pull-Ups, but it's not too soon to start thinking about puberty. Girls who are overweight at age 3 or who pac...
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Site posted on October 07, 2009 15:10
MSNBC.com
September 27, 2009
When an NBA star talks, kids listen. That's why more than 250 kids at a New Orleans school were hanging on Tyson Chandl...
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Site posted on October 07, 2009 15:05
The Medical News
October 3, 2009
Both household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States....
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Site posted on September 30, 2009 14:29
Democrat and Chronicle
10/28/09
As men and women scrap over the future of health care in America — often behaving like juveniles — they would do wel...
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Site posted on September 30, 2009 14:27
Science Daily
12/7/07
A new UCLA study has found that elementary schools can significantly increase the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption...
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Site posted on September 23, 2009 11:18
kid's Health
2009
When most adults think about exercise, they imagine working out in the gym on a treadmill or lifting weights.....
To view...
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Site posted on September 23, 2009 11:15
The Medical News
September 16, 2009
A new study shows that parents are more likely to understand a body mass index (BMI) chart if it's color-coded, ...
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Site posted on September 17, 2009 10:22
The Medical News
9/14/09
Parents strive to help children stay fit and healthy. Now, a new report says local government should do its part, too.....
...
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Site posted on September 17, 2009 10:19
The Medical News
9/11/09
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Ad Council today launched a new series of public service adv...
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Site posted on September 17, 2009 10:15
MSNBC
7/24/09
CHICAGO - The U.S. obesity epidemic, which afflicts all age groups, has stabilized in the past five years among preschool-age children...
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Site posted on September 09, 2009 11:25
National Research Council
September 1, 2009
Zoning restrictions on fast-food restaurants near schools and playgrounds, community policing to improv...
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Site posted on September 09, 2009 11:23
Nestor Ramos
September 8, 2009
The Rochester School District should have a staff nutritionist rather than one employed by its food service provider,...
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Site posted on September 09, 2009 11:19
USA Today
1/14/08
Many parents need to clean up the food and physical activity environment at home to help children manage their weight, says David ...
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Site posted on September 03, 2009 10:55
By SARAH BOWEN SHEA
Published: August 26, 2009
EVEN though her son and daughter were on year-round swim teams, Alison van Diggelen of San Jose, Cali...
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Site posted on August 27, 2009 13:47
MSNBC
Aug 19, 2009
Overweight children and teenagers may eat more when they have a snack with an overweight friend rather than a thinner peer, a new...
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Site posted on August 27, 2009 13:45
August 24, 2009
A study by Deakin University health researchers says that banning junk food ads will help control child obesity
and also reduce heal...
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Site posted on August 27, 2009 13:40
Mary MacVean
August 25, 2009
Thirty million children eat school lunch every day. A pretty big captive audience, and plenty of healthy-food advocates...
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Site posted on August 12, 2009 09:31
University of Michigan
August 10, 2009
Obesity remains No. 1 health problem for kids in 2009
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Childre...
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Site posted on August 12, 2009 09:29
By RONI CARYN RABIN
Published: August 6, 2009
Children who spend a lot of time watching television have higher blood pressure than those who watch l...
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Site posted on August 12, 2009 09:26
Science Daily
2009
Childhood obesity has quadrupled in the last 40 years, which may mean today's children become the first generation to have a shor...
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Site posted on August 12, 2009 09:20
By Maura Rhodes
2009
Yoga's good for more than boosting your body, mind, and spirit: It can help your child in certain sticky situations, too. Some ...
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Site posted on August 05, 2009 14:40
The Medical News
August 3, 2009
Children's after-school activities often consist of sedentary behavior such as watching television, but after-school...
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Site posted on August 05, 2009 14:36
The Medical News
August 3, 2009
A new study of childhood obesity in the United States has found that some social factors, such as the presence of fr...
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Site posted on July 30, 2009 13:23
By Steven Reinberg
July 23, 2009
Science now confirms what parents have long sensed: Children who are inactive during the day have more trouble fall...
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Site posted on July 23, 2009 08:50
Diane Clay
Jul 18, 2009
Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found that playing active video games can be as effect...
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Site posted on July 23, 2009 08:49
By Sally Kuzemchak, MS, RD
2009
Wish your whole family ate healthier? Experts agree that small, gradual changes are the ones that really stick. So i...
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Site posted on July 15, 2009 10:36
By Alaina Spaniol
Published July 2009
A healthy lifestyle is often the best way to prevent many types of cancer. If children are taught healthy habi...
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posted on June 27, 2009 11:00
By Nanci Hellmich
June 24, 2009
If you're looking for ways to get your children to move more this summer, show them the games you played as a kid,...
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posted on June 26, 2009 08:43
City of Rochester
July 1, 2009
The long days of summer should not be a time for children to fall short on the gains they've made during the school y...
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posted on June 23, 2009 15:56
KidsHealth.org
July 1, 2009
Installing school water fountains, distributing water bottles in classrooms, and teaching the health benefits of water c...
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Site posted on June 18, 2009 11:45
By Tara Parker-Pope
September 14, 2008
HARRIET WOROBEY, a childhood nutrition instructor, knows firsthand that children can be pick...
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Site posted on April 13, 2009 11:05
Science Daily
March 4, 2009
Do you have a picky preschooler who's avoiding their vegetables? A new Cornell University study shows that giving vegeta...
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Site posted on December 02, 2008 15:51
As a brand and leader that believes in the power of sport, the promise of young fans and whose players embody health and fitness; the NFL and its Club...
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Site posted on November 12, 2008 16:05
New York Times
November 2008
A new study finds striking evidence that children who are obese or have high cholesterol show early warning signs of he...
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Tip of the Day 10
For indoor play, ask your child to make a shape with their body: round, flat, tall etc.
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Tip of the Day 3
Start small. This week, provide a healthy after-school snack like an apple instead of one high in sugar or fat.
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For a healthy snack, add low-fat cheese to whole-grain crackers. A serving of cheese is 1 ounce: about the size of two dominos. Six medium-size crackers are one serving.
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Tip of the Day 9
Play “Simon Says.” Let your kids tell you what to do.
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Tip of the Day 1
Use low-fat milk instead of whole. It's better for your child and tastes good too!
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Ask your child to move and sound like an animal. Take pictures.
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All forms of fruit count-- fresh, frozen, canned, dried or 100% juice. They make easy, healthy snacks too!
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Tip of the Day 8
Make your own Twister game using throw rugs or hand towels on the floor.
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Tip of the Day 2
Bright colored foods make meals more fun. Add orange and purple fruits and vegetables to make the table more colorful.
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Tip of the Day 12
Dance, dance, dance as a family.
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Tip of the Day 1
It’s hard to tell how much we’re eating when we’re distracted by the TV. Don’t snack while watching shows.
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Tip of the Day 1
Kids learn from their parents. If you eat fruits and veggies, so will they.
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Tip of the Day 10
For indoor play, ask your child to make a shape with their body: round, flat, tall etc.
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