According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years [1]. American Heart Association stated, “Today one in three American kids and teens are overweight or obese; nearly triple the rate...
Programs to prevent obesity and eating disorders should be tailored for differences by gender, grade, and race. Introduction Although obesity is increasing at an alarming rate among children (Troiano, Flegal, Kuczmarski, Campbell, & Johnson, 1995), overconcern about weight also carries health ...
to produce sperm is determined - but it could also be harmed in later life.Scientists have blamed lowlevel environmental pollution with 'gender-bending' chemicals which disrupt the hormone system.Other potential culprits include lifestyle factors such as obesity, smoking and stress.Dr Siladitya ...
The rise in hMPV infections in China has received widespread media coverage. Photos and videos posted on social media showing overcrowded hospitals have led to concerns about another pandemic looming. But hMPV typically circulates in the Northern Hemisphere in winter, anddatafrom China show that ca...
Public debate about meat eating has intensified in recent years. Public health experts have long linked the overconsumption of meat, particularly red meat such as beef, to rising rates of obesity, heart disease and type-2 diabetes (Garnett, 2014). Animal health and welfare concerns about intensi...
For example, low levels of physical activity associated with the passive use of digital technology have been linked to obesity and diabetes, while for video games, the displacement of academic activities, rather than altered cognitive function, has been found to account for reduced school performance...
The conceptualisation of health determinants has expanded greatly over recent decades, moving upstream from the causes of ill health, such as smoking or obesity, to the "causes of the causes" [1]. This has been accompanied by a recognition of the health consequences of policies in other sectors...
“We are seeing rising rates of childhood obesity, diabetes, and other preventable illnesses. Much of this can be traced to the quality—not just the quantity—of what kids are eating,” he said. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has raised significant concerns about the rising rates...
Little is understood about the economic factors that have influenced the nutrition transition from traditional to store-bought foods that are typically high in fat and sugar amongst people living in the Canadian Arctic. This study aims to determine the p
The food sector has seen “innumerable examples of manufacturers adding desirable ingredients”, Johnson says, of whole grains, adaptogens, and antioxidants to their processed foods. The aim is to help consumers feel better about these options. ...