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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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McDonald’s stockholders reject obesity proposal (Reuters)

Reuters – McDonald’s Corp spurned calls to assess the impact of its food on childhood obesity, and said its trademark clown Ronald McDonald would be hawking Happy Meals to kids for years to come.

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Genetics Linked to Raised Risk of Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) — Gene variants that increase the risk of childhood obesity have been identified by U.S. researchers.

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Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — Infants and preschoolers who don’t get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests.

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Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity
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Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds.

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Some Minority Groups Hit Hard by Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — While some research suggests that the incidence of childhood obesity may be leveling off, a new study finds that for certain racial groups the rates may actually be getting higher.

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Study shows obesity rates still rising (AP)

AP – Most parents think childhood obesity is a problem. Just not their kids’ problem.

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Moms’ full-time work tied to childhood obesity (Reuters)

Reuters – The growing number of full-time working moms in the past few decades could be one of the factors contributing to the concurrent rise in childhood obesity, new research hints.

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