Sentences with phrase «child obesity epidemic»

The new advice is contained in a report by the all - party Parliamentary group on a fit and healthy childhood, which says Britain faces a «child obesity epidemic of intractable nature».

«In fact I think it is the tap root of the child obesity epidemic.

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There is overwhelming evidence that our children are becoming more obese and it is incumbent upon us as a society to take every action possible to deal with the epidemic of poor nutrition and obesity.»

Childhood obesity and Type II diabetes have reached epidemic levels as more and more children abandon the playground or sports field for the comfort of their couches and Play Stations.

Childhood obesity is one of the most concerning health epidemics in our country today with serious implications for children and our health care system as a whole.

But that isn't a problem for most children, especially with the current epidemic of obesity.

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The Whole Child health report brings together a comprehensive picture of the effects to mind, body and spirit of the societal shift toward growing up indoors, including not only epidemic childhood obesity but also precipitously rising rates of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), childhood diabetes, and pediatric depression.

Most people understand that children are part of the obesity epidemic.

With obesity becoming an epidemic amongst children, promoting positive eating behavior is essential.

We're facing a dual public health crisis — on the one hand, the childhood obesity epidemic is threatening the health and security of our children and our nation.

In addition to contributing to the current childhood obesity epidemic, kids who don't have healthy diets as young children are likely to continue to make unhealthy choices as teens and adults.

Sugar, sodas and junk foods made of refined grains are directly responsible for an epidemic of obesity and realted diseases: diabetes, hypertension, athereosclerosis and a surge in cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children.

With an epidemic of childhood obesity threatening to swallow an entire generation, with one out of every three children overweight, there is more to this problem than the dancing clowns, shiny toys and commercials.

Children nutrition advocates are rightly concerned that waivers and other changes to the agriculture bills would weaken laws designed to curtail the obesity and diabetes epidemic.

Excess sugar consumption is causing an epidemic of obesity and diabetes in our children....

Meanwhile, a growing body of scientific evidence links sugar with an epidemic of childhood obesity as well as a host of related health problems: diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and even an unprecedented outbreak of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children.

The question is whether the dairy claims are true, and whether enticing kids to eat foods laced with added sugar is a good thing in the midst of an obesity epidemic that threatens to cut short the lives of a generation of children and send the nation's health care bill through the roof.

For one thing, children learn to eat based upon the foods they experience, so yes, the more we offer unhealthy foods as the option, the worse the obesity epidemic will become.

The organization is also concerned about obesity and diabetes epidemics in children across the country.

The UCLA / RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, a CDC - funded prevention research program, has been test - driving a way to get children drinking more water at mealtime to help combat America's obesity epidemic.

«At the same time obesity is epidemic nationwide, and 40 percent of the city's public school children are either overweight or obese, so we are appropriately concerned in making sure that our work to solve one problem doesn't inadvertently exacerbate the other,» she said.

New research reveals that the obesity epidemic in children has more complex causes than just diet and exercise

Similar alterations in humans taking antibiotics, especially children, might be adding to the obesity epidemic

Image courtesy of iStockphoto / prudkov The obesity epidemic has already reached the youngest demographic: About 17 percent of U.S. children and teens are obese, and about one in three are overweight.

Defining obesity in children and recalibrating the caloric needs of overweight kids are key steps in shrinking the epidemic, researchers say

In fact, toddler milk supplements may actually be doing harm by fueling rapid, unnecessary weight gain in young children in the midst of a global obesity epidemic, she adds.

«Obesity and Type 2 diabetes in children is on the rise and there is the argument that it is related to lifestyle and availability of high calorie foods and reduced physical activity, but our study has found that maternal antidepressant use may also be a contributing factor to the obesity and diabetes epidemic,» said the study's senior investigator Alison Holloway, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at McMaster UnivObesity and Type 2 diabetes in children is on the rise and there is the argument that it is related to lifestyle and availability of high calorie foods and reduced physical activity, but our study has found that maternal antidepressant use may also be a contributing factor to the obesity and diabetes epidemic,» said the study's senior investigator Alison Holloway, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at McMaster Univobesity and diabetes epidemic,» said the study's senior investigator Alison Holloway, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at McMaster University.

The epidemic of obesity is felt in prenatal clinics and delivery rooms around the world with a worrisome trend in high - risk pregnancies that could impact mother and child, according to Patrick M. Catalano, MD, the Dierker - Biscotti Women's Health and Wellness Professor and Director of the Center for Reproductive Health at MetroHealth and Director of the Clinical Research Unit of the Case Western Reserve University.

He adds: «The incidence of T2DM has increased dramatically worldwide in children due to the epidemic of child obesity.

«The rise in obesity has led to an epidemic of fatty liver disease in both children and adults,» said Kohli, head of the division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at CHLA.

There is heightened concern that exercise deficits are contributing to the growing obesity epidemic, particularly among children and teens.

Obesity is a global epidemic and the evidence is clear: if a mother is obese or gains too much weight during pregnancy chances are the child will be at higher risk of being obese throughout its life.

The findings, he says, could also help explain the obesity epidemic in countries like China, where the children of poorly nourished mothers are now obese, middle - aged adults.

If actions against childhood obesity do not take place it is likely that today's children could be the first generation in over a century to experience a decline in life expectancy due to the epidemic of childhood obesity which leads to complications in later life.

In the United States, childhood obesity is an alarming health issue, or more like a growing epidemic that currently affects more than 30 % of American children.

Please understand that while there are many contributing factors to childhood obesity, I am convinced that FRUCTOSE is the primary cause of the obesity epidemic in both children and adults.

It is the parents and caregivers who are able to think outside the box and realize that the USDA Food Plate and Food Pyramid are nothing but a political sham and that Traditional Foods for breakfast are ideal which are high in fat and protein with no refined carbs who truly have a fighting chance to preserve and protect their children from the ravages of the childhood obesity epidemic.

The U.S. obesity epidemic extends to children.

The reality though is that most processed meals intended for children are exactly what are causing the childhood obesity epidemic in America.

Only 1 in 1000 American children eats a healthy diet, a likely cause of the childhood obesity epidemic and the dramatic rise in childhood diabetes.

Preethi Srikanthan and colleagues from UCLA's Department of Medicine write in a May 2010 issue of the medical journal PLOS, «With the ongoing obesity epidemic in the U.S. and the disturbing increases in the incidence of obesity in children and young adults, our data suggest that we can expect to see sharp increases in sarcopenia and diabetes in the coming years.

Anyone willing to open their eyes can see that the dairy - and meat - laden Western diet is at the root of the epidemic of obesity and sickness that plague people young and old, even those with child.

Contrary to the food industry's reassurances, the massive amount of scientific data has shown that the sharp increase in sugar consumption has been fueling an epidemic of overweight and obesity in children, adolescents and adults in the past 20 years.

The explosion of diabetes in children is a result of our epidemic of childhood obesity.

However, unhealthy eating habits have contributed to the obesity epidemic in the United States: about one - third of U.S. adults (33.8 percent) are obese and approximately 17 percent (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2 - 19 years are obese.

Parents and non-parents alike have reason to be worried about children's health, due to the youth obesity epidemic, the alarming rise of type 2 diabetes and the growing number of children (estimated at close to 6 million) labeled as having ADD or ADHD and placed on prescription drugs.

Epidemic Answers provides advanced training for practitioners who are interested in working with children, especially those impacted by the new childhood epidemics: autism, ADHD, asthma, obesity, allergies, and more.

In the 1990's with the beginnings of the childhood obesity epidemic, doctors even started to encourage parents to switch their children to skim or lowfat milk around age 2.

The screening change reflects concerns about the growing epidemic of obesity in children.