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A new study finds that preschool-age children who didn't have a set sleep routine were more likely to be overweight by the time they hit the preteen years.
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Many anti-obesity programs focus on children's diet and behavior during the school year. This study is the latest of many to find that they gain weight faster over summer vacation.
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Florida has been trying to turn back the scales on childhood and adolescent obesity and rates have declined in recent years. Still, the numbers are too...
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Nemours Children’s Hospital is starting two of the largest pediatric studies in the country.Researchers are looking for possible links between obesity in…
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Abuse. Drugs. Mental health issues. It’s tough enough for anyone to talk about those problems. It can be even harder for teens facing them for the first...
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Federal officials are recognizing health insurer Florida Blue for its significant improvements in addressing the childhood obesity epidemic.Earlier this…
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Parent-only programs may be as effective in fighting childhood obesity as family-based strategies. For years, the family-based approach to losing weight…
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For the first time in a long time, Florida's children aren't getting heavier. The Centers for Disease Control credits the drop, at least in part, to First…