Tag: childhood obesity
Raise Awareness about Childhood Obesity This Month!
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month was created to fight this negative trend in our next generation’s health. COAM embodies the principle "Think globally; act locally."
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NIH Math Model Predicts Effects of Diet, Physical Activity on Childhood Weight
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have created and confirmed the accuracy of a mathematical model that predicts how weight and body fat...
Children in P.E. Three Times More Likely to Participate in Sports and Fitness
Do you want to overcome the inactivity pandemic and obesity crisis?
New research by the Physical Activity Council of 40,000 Americans shows children who...
Longer Gym Class Periods Reduce Childhood Obesity
More time in gym class actually does reduce the likelihood that young children will become obese, according to a new study published in the...
Early Childhood Play Critical for Adult Health
More and more empirical research is demonstrating that the earliest years of our lives are crucial in many ways, including how they set us...
Harsh Childhood Obesity Ads: Effective or Stigmatizing?
A new, in-your-face ad campaign in Georgia against childhood obesity is sparking controversy among health experts.
The ads feature overweight children along with blunt messages...
