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NEWS ABOUT: childhood obesity

childhood obesity stories: 46 news summaries

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China Worries About Obesity (and Young Love)

Officials announce new rules for school dance classes

Jul 15, 07 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - When dance classes are introduced in China's primary and middle schools this fall, the children will be dancing by themselves or in groups, the BBC reports. The new edict addresses concerns from parents who fear that couples dancing could lead to puppy love... or worse. The dance classes were announced... More »

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China • obesity • childhood obesity • children • dance class

Kellogg Will Ease Off Ads Aimed at Kids

Cereal giant plans voluntary nutrition, marketing changes

Jun 15, 07 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Averting a threatened lawsuit, Kellogg will reformulate its cereals and snack foods to make them more nutritious—or keep them as is and stop targeting advertising at children under 12. The plan affects about half of the company's offerings, meaning that fans of Pop-Tarts and Rice Krispies may be getting... More »

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obesity • food • nutrition • advertising • childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • marketing • children • Kellogg • cereal

China to Mandate Booty-Shaking

Daily dancing requirement targets childhood obesity

Jun 5, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The childhood obesity epidemic has found its way to China—and will stop there, if the government's new dance requirement has the desired effect. Starting in September, mandatory classes will get millions of schoolchildren off their butts and onto the dance floor. Experts are developing routines for the curriculum, which... More »

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China • obesity • health • childhood obesity • children • dance

Preschool Kids Get Socked
In the Mouth

Cavities are on the
rise for the first time
in 40 years

May 1, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Young children are developing more cavities in their baby teeth than kids were a decade ago, the CDC reported yesterday, a worrisome development that reverses a 40-year trend. Preschool children—"thousands and thousands of kids," in the words of one researcher—were the only age group in which... More »

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obesity • health • childhood obesity • dental health • children • teeth • preschool

Researchers Fight Fat With Baby Formula

Introducing hormone in infancy
trims down rats, sparks controversy

Apr 23, 07 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The battle to keep pounds off may start with a baby bottle, say a team of British scientists who found that feeding large doses of the appetite-controlling hormone leptin to baby rats led to svelte adult rats. If those results translate to humans, a baby formula that chemically alters metabolism... More »

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obesity • health • childhood obesity • diabetes • leptin • children • research • baby

Kids Get Graded on Obesity

Though Controversial, BMI Screenings for Children Increasingly Common

Apr 9, 07 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - School nurses in six states are now sending out "obesity report cards,"  giving parents the results of mandatory Body Mass Index screenings of their children. With the number of overweight kids quadrupling over the last 40 years, advocates aim to detect health issues early. But not all... More »

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obesity • health • childhood obesity • Body Mass Index • health screenings • fat • children • school • elementary school

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