Sentences with phrase «now on childhood obesity»

Like the communal unity of a church, a school is often more than the sum of its buildings, and it is crucial to ensure that all pupils are given access to play at school and to recognise both the learning and health value of this and act now on childhood obesity, both in and out of the classroom.

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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.

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The findings suggest that teaching parents bedtime techniques to encourage healthy sleep habits for their baby can help prevent childhood obesity — so sleep - training your baby now will have a positive impact on their health further down the road.

Since I started blogging, I've become better acquainted with two school nurses (one a new friend, one who serves with me on Houston's Student Health Advisory Council) and now realize that it's often school nurses who are on the front lines of the childhood obesity crisis, conducting diabetes screenings and BMI evaluations, and using those few precious minutes with students to try to educate them as much as they can about nutrition and health.

Now with over 450 members, Mission Readiness has since proven to be a credible, bipartisan voice on various issues relating to childhood obesity.

Its impact on childhood fitness and obesity levels, however, has lacked scientific evaluation — until now.

Now, with childhood obesity sharply on the rise, researchers are exploring whether surgery may be a viable option for teens.

However, a study of children led by Harvard Medical School based on Project Viva of Massachusetts is now showing a link between childhood obesity and juvenile liver health problems.