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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Huffington Post 12/10/09 TV, video games, and computer use are contributing to the rise of childhood obesity... To view the rest of this articl...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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National Research Council September 1, 2009 Zoning restrictions on fast-food restaurants near schools and playgrounds, community policing to improv...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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By Tara Parker-Pope September 14, 2008   HARRIET WOROBEY, a childhood nutrition instructor, knows firsthand that children can be pick...

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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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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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Schools nationwide have been participating in the annual Walk to School Week, which encourages children and their parents to walk or bike to school, t...

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Breakfast cereal and Saturday-morning cartoons — two of life's sacred things. But the uncomfortable truth is that, other than the milk, not much in th...

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