Recent News & Comments About adolescent obesity
Childhood Obesity In The USA Would Be Reversed If Fast Food TV Advertising Were Banned, Says Study (Medical News Today)
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.
A 'Weigh' to Fight Obesity? (ABC News)
Using a bathroom scale weekly can help teens cut weight, new research suggests.
Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: U.S. study (CBC)
Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 per cent, researchers said.
Banning fast food ads on TV would reverse childhood obesity trends (News-Medical-Net)
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics.
Self Weighing Could Help Teens Achieve Healthy Weight Control (Medical News Today)
Overweight teens who weigh themselves at least once a week are more likely to engage in other healthy weight control measures than teens who step on the scale less frequently, according to a new small study. Self-weighing can be a successful tool for adults, but some concern exists that recommending the behavior could backfire with teens who struggle with obesity.
Researchers: Ban on fast food TV advertising would reverse childhood obesity trends (EurekAlert!)
( Lehigh University ) A ban on fast-food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study co-authored by economists with the National Bureau of Economic Research. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising ...
Self-Weighing Could Help Teens Achieve Healthy Weight Control (Newswise)
Overweight teens who weigh themselves at least once a week are more likely to engage in other healthy weight control measures than teens who step on the scale less frequently, according to a new small study. The results might allay concerns that recommending the behavior could backfire with teens who struggle with obesity.
Self-weighing and weight control behaviors among adolescents with a history of overweight (News-Medical-Net)
Overweight teens who weigh themselves at least once a week are more likely to engage in other healthy weight control measures than teens who step on the scale less frequently, according to a new small study.
Sacramento emergency rooms to become first in state to counsel kids on underage drinking (UC Newsroom)
Action spurred by increase in intoxicated youth seen in emergency departments.
FAT PROBLEM: Huntington, W.Va., tops list of unhealthiest cities (The Monterey County Herald)
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.
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