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Behavior programs may cut child obesity risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Programs that teach parenting skills early on may help prevent obesity in poor U.S. kids, a study published Monday suggests. Researchers found that two programs aimed at preventing behavior problems in low-income, urban preschoolers also seemed to slash their risk of becoming obese later in childhood. In one program, called ParentCorps, 24 percent of children were ...
Childhood Obesity Prevented With Positive Parenting
A study published online in the February 6 issue of Pediatrics reveals that programs that help parents during the early years of their child's life may help prevent childhood obesity. At present, 1 out of 5 children in the U.S. is classified as obese. Compared to children of normal weight, overweight children are five times more likely to be obese by the time they reach their teenage years ...
Positive parenting during early childhood may prevent obesity
Programs that support parents during their child’s early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study.
Positive parenting during early childhood may cut obesity risk
Washington, Feb 6 : Programs that support parents during their child's early years may contribute to obesity prevention, a new study has revealed.
Early parenting intervention holds promise for childhood obesity prevention
Programs that support parents during their child's early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online February 6 issue of Pediatrics.
New report examines link between school obesity programs and eating disorders in children
A new report from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health examines the possible association between school-based childhood obesity prevention programs and an increase in eating disorders among young children and adolescents.
Ten innovative public health demonstration projects to receive SAHM grants
The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) will award grants to fund ten innovative public health demonstration projects addressing barriers to vaccination among adolescents. The funding for the projects is supported by a grant to SAHM from Merck & Co. Inc.
Survey of elementary school student access to food in vending machines, snack bars, other venues
About half of all public and private elementary school students could buy food in one or more competitive venues on campus (vending machines, school stores, snack bars or a la carte lines) by the 2009-2010 school year and sugary foods were available to almost all students with access to these options, according to a report published in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent ...
Many U.S. Kids Still Buy Unhealthy Snacks at School
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Despite efforts to serve healthier meals to school children, roughly half of U.S. elementary school kids can buy junk food at school, a new study finds.
CRC Health Group's Wellspring Program Shares New Studies: Inspiration & Parental Perspiration Often Help Overweight ...
CHICAGO, IL-- - In two recently published studies related to childhood obesity and weight loss, researchers from Wellspring, the leading provider of treatment programs for overweight young people and a ...
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