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Obesity Risk Begins Before Kindergarten
While some people gain weight later in life for a variety of reasons, many remember struggling with weight from an early age. This comes as no surprise, as we acquire...
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Junk Food Laws in Schools Help Reduce Childhood Obesity
You know those unpopular laws regulating junk food and sugary drink sales in schools? The ones your children wouldn’t stop complaining about? Well it turns out they may actually be...
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Top Fitness Trends for 2012
A New Year means New Year’s resolutions, and the most popular resolutions usually address our health. Some of 2012’s important messages dealt with the effects of fitness on our quality...
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Teen Diets Severely Lacking in Fruits and Vegetables
Every day, we’re told how important eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is for optimum wellness. We hear that they can help reduce the risks of many diseases, including...
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Hiding Veggies in Kids Meals to Increase Intake
If you have a hard time getting your pre-schooler to eat their veggies, you may want to start pureeing and hiding those “yucky” foods into their favorite meals. This advice...
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Family Meals Reduces Obesity & Eating Disorders in Kids
If you’re a parent worried about the childhood obesity epidemic, you may want to start sharing more meals with your kids at home. That’s because new research indicates that the...
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Fit College Students Reduce Risk for Chronic Disease
Several metabolic risk factors are already evident in a young college students, according to a new study published in the June issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise....
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Obesity Costs the U.S. an Estimated $147 Billion
The annual medical burden of obesity has risen to almost 10 percent of all medical spending and could total $147 billion per year, said researchers earlier today. The study findings,...
