We need to ask ourselves why the United States has over 60% more obese children than other countries in the world. The childhood obesity issue is increasing at an alarming rate with over one-third of children f
And while childhoodobesityis an incredibly complex issue that can have a multitude of different causes, there are some steps that parents can take to help their children maintain a healthy weight. Health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently outlined some of ...
Body size is a common reason students arebulliedin school, andstudies showthat school-based BMI screenings may increase weight stigma and teasing as well as students’ dissatisfaction with their weight and the likelihood that parents will put their children on diets, which is associated with we...
It is estimated that over forty million children in the world are obese or overweight. The World Health Organization regularly publishes studies and analyses of these issues. During the past decade or so, we’ve seen an incredible rise in childhood obesity, and in most cases, it is du...
children aged 39 to 42 months. After elimination of confounding factors, socioeconomic status, birthweight and sex, the prevalence of obesity was significantly higher in the formula-fed children, leading to the conclusion that formula feeding is associated with an increase in childhood obesity risk....
How can parents avoid the dinnertime battle with their children? There are some gentle ways parents can nudge their kids toward more healthful eating habits. Here are a few thoughts from nationally knownnutritionexperts on how to get kids to go from being picky eaters to people with sound, va...
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Fighting OffObesityWith Martial Arts Training Some of the ways martial arts training can help children to get past obesity include: 1) Provides A Fun, Physical Activity That Never Gets Boring Martial arts doesn’t just serve as a form of physical exercise; it also instills attention to detail...
Decades of research have documented serious consequences from chronic stress in childhood. But psychologists have identified ways in which parents teach children how to cope with adversity. Here's how to teach children resilience in the new year. Between the global COVID-19 pandemic, the associat...
Obesity was never a serious health and social problem in China. But according to the Report on Chinese Residents' Chronic Diseases and Nutrition 2020, half of Chinese adults, one in five children and adolescents, and one in 10 children below six years are either overweight or obese. The figur...