Sentences with phrase «childhood obesity expert»

Ask childhood obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig.

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Chef Jamie Oliver and other expert health campaigners have highlighted the problem of childhood obesity in the UK.

The Lunch Tray's essay,» Legislate, Educate and Inoculate to Create Food - Savvy Kids,» chosen by a panel of expert judges (including former FDA commissioner David Kessler) as a winning entry in Slate «s childhood obesity crowd - sourcing effort, March, 2011

Now a concerned parent can find in one source all of the prevailing scientific research arguing against the use of food as a reward, a chart showing every leading medical organization which has condemned the practice, generally useful statistics on childhood obesity and even some colorful quotes from experts.

In front of a packed audience in the State Dining Room at the White House on Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama rolled out her national initiative to combat childhood obesity with a show of force that included medical, business and government leaders, grassroots activists, celebrity public service announcements, cartoon characters as nutrition experts, as well as those most directly affected — the kids themselves.

Our expert doctors in the Obesity and Insulin Resistance Program at Floating Hospital work with you and your child to develop a plan to reduce the risk of childhood type 2 diabetes.

Schools that serve children of color, who are at much higher risk of childhood obesity than white children, have been conspicuously missing from the debate and experts say the opposition could negatively impact the NSLP in the long run.

For years, nutrition experts and healthy food advocates have been calling for a ban on chocolate milk in schools to help curb childhood obesity.

Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco, is one of the leading experts on childhood obesity, and has been a pioneer in decoding sugar metabolism.

«As an expert in the field of childhood obesity, Eliza has helped the Obesity Action Coalition develop a clear understanding of childhood obesity, its causes and obesity, Eliza has helped the Obesity Action Coalition develop a clear understanding of childhood obesity, its causes and Obesity Action Coalition develop a clear understanding of childhood obesity, its causes and obesity, its causes and impact.

According to Dr. Robert Lustig, one of the leading experts on childhood obesity, sugar is a poison, responsible for obesity along with chronic and lethal diseases

Dr. Robert Lustig, one of the leading experts on childhood obesity, and arguably the number one enemy of the sugar lobby, has published a well written article in the prestigious scientific journal Nature arguing that sugar is a poison.1

And he is one of the experts featured in «Fed Up,» a documentary released earlier this year that examines the role of the food industry in the ongoing childhood obesity epidemic.

While recesss survival is good news for child advocates and health experts monitoring the problem of childhood obesity, the bad news is that some schools are continuing to trim minutes from recess to gain more time for academics.

Health experts have stated that the childhood obesity epidemic comes from the fact that children spend too much time in front of a screen, and not enough time outdoors engaging in physical activity.

Health experts warn we're losing the fight against childhood obesity and need to double down on our efforts.

There is growing agreement among experts that an obesogenic environment, which encourage excess food intake and idealizes thinness, plays a crucial role in the epidemic of childhood obesity and eating disorders.