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Mommy Bloggers’ Flawed Take on Anti-Obesity Ads (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | According to HLN, the newest and most vocal critics of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s anti-obesity ad campaign are a group known as “mommy bloggers.” These angry mothers feel the controversial ads, which depict obese children as unhappy and suffering from medical maladies, do more harm than good by shaming children instead of encouraging them. Critics argue that shaming tactics only lead to greater tendencies to overeat and can lead to higher numbers of eating disorders.

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Georgia Taking Wrong Tactic to Combat Childhood Obesity (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | An ad campaign by the organization Strong4Life and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has raised the question as to whether it is better to shame and belittle someone into losing weight. The ads feature overweight children and slogans such as “It’s hard to be a little girl if you’re not” and “Big bones didn’t make me this way. Big meals did.”

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Overweight 7-Year-Olds Face Higher Risk of Asthma (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) — Children who are overweight or obese during early childhood have a greater risk of having asthma at age 8 than normal-weight kids, a new study finds.

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Obesity Linked to Higher Esophageal Cancer Death Rates (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) — Obese people who have had surgery to treat esophageal cancer are twice as likely to have a recurrence of the disease or die from cancer within five years as patients of normal weight, according to a new study.

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Breastfeeding Reduces Childhood Obesity, Diabetes Risk (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – Children who are breastfed through age 18 months have healthier growth patterns and reduced incidence of diabetes and obesity, says a new study from Denmark. Here are findings from this study about breastfeeding child health benefits and implications for parenting.

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Overweight Parents Want Physical Education for Kids, Poll Finds (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – The University of Michigan C-S Children’s Hospital released results of a poll taken recently. The poll asked whether kids especially ages 6 to 11 got enough exercise and if not, why. Parents, particularly overweight parents, want schools to provide more physical education.

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Overweight Parents Want Physical Education for Kids, Poll Finds
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Kate Middleton’s Weight Loss on the Dukan Diet (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – With her upcoming royal wedding to Prince William approaching, Kate Middleton has become the talk of the world and one of the most talked about Kate Middleton stories is her dramatic weight loss recently, which has been attributed to the Dukan diet, the French version of the Atkins diet. Kate Middleton, along with her mother, Carole Middleton have achieved diet success with Dr. Pierre Dukan’s diet, which has taken France and other European countries by storm. After giving birth, both Jennifer Lopez and Gisele Bundchen have lost weight on the Dukan diet, but what exactly is the Dukan diet. How can you lose weight like Kate Middleton?

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The Dukan Diet: Coming Soon to America (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – An international hit in over 100 countries is about to invade America. Established in France in 2000, by Dr. Pierre Duakn, the Dukan Diet eliminates calorie counting and stands behind its promise of permanent weight loss. By permitting it’s clients to eat as much as they like, it has been the number one diet in France for 10 years.

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No point in telling parents about kids’ weight? (Reuters)

Reuters – School policies that let parents know when their children are overweight or obese appear to have little impact on the problem, a new study finds.

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U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Spread (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — A new report outlining how obesity threatens America’s future reveals that obesity rates climbed over the past year in 16 states, and not a single state reported a decline in the proportion of excessively overweight residents.

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U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Spread
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