Sentences with phrase «among obese children»

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Fifty - nine per cent of adult Canadians are either overweight or obese and, among children, obesity rates have almost tripled in the last 25 years.

We've all heard the statistics: how one in three children in this country are either overweight or obese, with even higher rates among African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans.

«It is possible that the effect of maternal obesity, another known risk factor of childhood asthma onset, may be so strong that it was difficult to determine additional effects of air pollution among children born to obese mothers in this setting.».

Among Swedish women, being overweight or obese early in pregnancy was associated with increased rates of cerebral palsy in children, according to a study appearing in the March 7 issue of JAMA.

The numbers are staggering: more than one - third of Americans are considered overweight or obese, with obesity levels among children still on the rise.

Among children and teens, the numbers aren't much better: Roughly 17 % of children between the ages of 2 and 19 are considered obese.

Up to 79 per cent of children who are obese in their teens are likely to remain obese as adults, according to NICE's guideline on managing overweight and obesity among children and young people.

Among 3 - and 4 - year - old children enrolled in the Vermont WIC Program, we found greater TV viewing in those whose mothers had either depressive symptoms or obesity and the greatest TV viewing in children whose mothers were both depressed and obese.

Obesity is now nearly as prevalent among preschool children3 — 5 as among older children, and those who are overweight or obese at school entry typically remain so during the primary school years.6 Given that the development of obesity reflects both nutritional and physical activity behaviors and that during the preschool years these behaviors occur largely within the family unit, it is timely to scrutinize the roles of parents and parenting in the preschool years.

69 % of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are considered overweight (29 %) or obese (40 %); among children this is 30 % (20 % overweight, 10 % obese)