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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.
High-fat diet during pregnancy makes new cells in fetal brain that cause early onset obesity (News-Medical-Net)
A study in rats shows that exposure to a high-fat diet during pregnancy produces permanent changes in the offspring's brain that lead to overeating and obesity early in life, according to new research by Rockefeller University scientists.
Elimination of sugar-sweetened beverages from school menus shown not to affect total consumption by adolescents (News-Medical-Net)
With childhood obesity increasing, school administrators and public health officials are reducing availability of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) in schools.
Latest research on diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases (News-Medical-Net)
Researchers are presenting more than 450 abstracts on investigational findings in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases at the ACAAI Annual Meeting in Seattle, Nov. 6-11. Following are highlights of some key studies on asthma.
Barriers to managing asthma (News-Medical-Net)
Barriers to managing asthma include access to appropriate care, patient adherence, distrust of the medical profession, delayed asthma diagnosis, culture, lifestyle choices and genetic discrepancies according to experts at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle.
The Natchez Democrat (The Natchez Democrat)
I’m from the government and I’m here to help. President Ronald Reagan joked that those were the nine “most terrifying words” in the English language. His point was well taken, but a little skewed.
Contaminants in human milk (News-Medical-Net)
An overview of studies on environmental pollutants in human milk has found that not breastfeeding an infant typically poses more of a threat than does exposure to any of the chemical agents measured in human milk, as reported in the 11th Annual Children’s Health Issue of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP).
Green Neighborhoods May Reduce Childhood Obesity (Medical News Today)
Childhood obesity can lead to type 2 diabetes, asthma, hypertension, sleep apnea and emotional distress. Obese children and youth are likely to be obese as adults, experience more cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and stroke and incur higher healthcare costs.
Children who are poor sleepers more likely to be obese as adults (News-Medical-Net)
According to new research regularly getting a good night's sleep as a child may help protect adults from becoming obese.
Study looks at chronic medication use in children ages 5 to 19 (News-Medical-Net)
America's tweens and teens more than doubled their use of type 2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase.
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