Sentences with phrase «where childhood obesity»

Physical Education, recess and free play have been reduced or eliminated in an era where childhood obesity is a serious public health crisis.

These areas, defined in the report as «play gaps», are most prevalent in communities where childhood obesity is on the rise and adult life expectancy is low.

We live in a society where childhood obesity is at an all - time high and studies suggest too much television time may contribute to behavior problems, poor grades, and even depression later in life.

he does seem tall for his age, and hes a rail but, like i said, the stupidity of comparing a child to other children, especially, like you said, in a time where childhood obesity is rampant, is just nonsense.

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For those categories, he adds, the target market is the U.S., where the concern over childhood obesity is top of mind.

CLICK HERE and HERE for the Parliamentary Hearings on Childhood Obesity in October where Jamie spoke.

So many recent cultural shifts — a growing sense of alarm over childhood (and adult) obesity, a new interest in where our food comes from and how its production affects our health and environment, concern about climate change and the need to source food locally — all point in that direction.

Officials describe the dinner initiative as having three goals: hedging against childhood hunger, reducing alarming rates of obesity and drawing more students to after - school programs, where extra academic help is available.

HeLTI is an international research collaboration where four linked intervention cohorts will implement and test approaches to i) prevent overweight and obesity in children and risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and ii) improve early childhood development (ECD).

From the beginning, ChildObesity180 reviewed hundreds of key strategies to determine where it could add value to ongoing efforts addressing childhood obesity.

Because HUMAN Healthy Vending co-founders Sean Kelly and Andy Mackensen know that there is a link between low access to nutritious foods and childhood obesity, they are on a mission to place these machines in areas where people need access to healthful meals the most, including in areas designated as food deserts.

Addressing childhood obesity and improving colorectal cancer screening are examples of where important action is already underway, he said.

We live in a society where high fructose corn syrup infests the supermarket shelves, antibiotics and other chemicals pile up in the food chain and obesity starts in childhood.