Childhood Obesity

Obese and overweight populations are at risk for numerous health problems from heart disease and high blood pressure to stroke and cancer.

It is pretty clear that rising healthcare costs are directly correlated to rising obesity rates. Peopl...

Childhood obesity is the most growing problem. To combat this problem, Obama announced long-awaited changes to government-subsidized school meals. This new rule will bring more fruits and green vegetables to breakfasts and lunches and reduces the a...

Researchers from the King's College London and the University of Oxford discovered the genes linked to the obesity. Fat plays an essential role in persons' vulnerability to metabolic diseases such as obe...

U.S Lawmakers are trying to save American kids from obesity by banning unhealthy food from school. On the Other hand sarah palin thinks its parents’ responsibility to view on nutrition. Elisabeth Hasselbeck Slams Sarah Palin over her opposition.
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The childhood obesity epidemic is hitting some states much harder than others, threatening to further worsen geographic disparities in health, new research shows. Adults in the southeastern US-the so-called "Stroke ...

Most moms get into gear after they have a baby to shed their pregnancy pounds, but new research suggests.

That exercise during pregnancy is just as important for the baby’s health. Although regular exercise during pregnancy doesn’t generally...