Children aged two treated for obesity on the NHS
Since 2020/21, more than 4,000 youngsters, some still nursery age, have been referred by NHS Scotland health boards for ...
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About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, a poll finds
The AP-NORC survey shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use Ozempic, Wegovy and similar ...
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Why children do worst in school if sugar is breakfast norm
Beyond immediate academic impacts, regular high-sugar breakfasts can affect children’s long-term development. Chronic sugar ...
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A Healthy Heart in Children Starts with Preventing and Treating Obesity
The medical director of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Healthy Weight Initiative is sharing prevention tips and how to help ...
RFK Jr.'s insistence that the government ignores chronic disease is misguided
In his testimony this week, Kennedy claimed that infectious diseases receive far more federal funding than chronic diseases.
Obesity risk 20 per cent higher for toddlers who eat processed food
Toddlers who eat too much ultra-processed food are almost 20 per cent more likely to be overweight or obese, a study has ...
‘Harlem in the ’Ham’: 1920s themed event to support childhood obesity prevention program
Harlem in the ‘Ham will take place Saturday night to raise money for Healthy Happy Kids, the MHERC’s childhood obesity ...
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High ultraprocessed food intake linked to overweight, obesity in young boys
Young boys who ate a greater proportion of ultraprocessed foods were more likely to develop overweight or obesity by age 5 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.“Ultraprocessed ...
Canadian preschoolers get nearly half of daily calories from ultra-processed foods, finds study
Researchers at the University of Toronto are sounding the alarm about the high consumption of ultra-processed foods among ...