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No Single Factor in Childhood Obesity (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | A recent study of childhood obesity, as reported by The Lookout, proves something I often suspected. There is no single blame for the epidemic of childhood obesity in America.

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Obesity, Diabetes Pose 1-2 Threat to Young Americans (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have long been concerned that increasing rates of childhood obesity could fuel a diabetes epidemic.

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Future Obesity Clues Could Surface in 6-Month-Olds, Study Suggests (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – Early signs of childhood obesity could be detected in the weight gains of infants as young as 6 months old, suggests a new study.

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No-Cupcakes School Policy Battles Childhood Obesity (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – Northeast Elementary Magnet School, in Danville, Ill., won a gold medal for fighting childhood obesity with a “no cupcakes” policy, active learning, classroom fitness and improved school nutrition. Northeast is the first elementary school to win the Alliance for a Healthier Generation award. Here’s a look at AHG, Northeast’s anti-obesity initiatives and how parents are responding.

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Weight loss after surgery seen in patient’s family (Reuters)

Reuters – People who have weight loss surgery aren’t alone in slimming down after the procedure — family members do so, too, a study in the Archives of Surgery shows.

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Drug Abuse, Obesity Top List of Kids’ Health Concerns (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – Drug abuse and childhood obesity ranked highest on a new survey of health concerns for children.

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Media Jumps to Erroneous Conclusion on Report About Obese Children (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – On July 13, the Journal of the American Medical Association released its most current online edition. The commentary, “State Intervention in Life-Threatening Childhood Obesity,” appears in that edition.

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Industry role in child obesity less prominent on TV (Reuters)

Reuters – Television coverage of childhood obesity is less likely than print media to focus on the role of the food and beverage industry, according to a new report in the journal Pediatrics.

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Obesity Surgery Yields Clues to Weight-Loss Mysteries (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – Surgery for obesity began with a simple premise: if you make the stomach smaller, people will eat less, so they will lose weight.

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Obesity and lack of exercise linked to chronic pain (Reuters)

Reuters – It may not be surprising, but people who exercise at least one hour per week have a lower risk of troublesome back, neck, and shoulder pain, a new study shows.

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