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Childhood obesity: what are the causes and how you can fight it
Childhood obesity rates are rising and global figures don't make for easy reading. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...
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No significant change seen in obesity rate for US adults from 2013 to 2023
The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...
5 things parents should know – and do – to keep kids' hearts healthy
Keeping kids healthy can be a big job. From the day their children are born, parents ferry them to and from medical offices, ...
My middle-schooler started Ozempic. I am not a failure at parenting!
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that childhood obesity in California is on the rise, state data shows. Free school meals have ...
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Trends in obesity-related measures among U.S. children, adolescents, and adults
From 2013-2014 to August 2021-August 2023, there were small increases in the percentage of children and adolescents with obesity, as well as in adults with severe obesity (but not obesity). There were ...
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How Mom’s vs. Dad’s BMI May Affect Their Children
In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...