Addressing issues in families more effective in reducing childhood obesity: study
8 months, 1 week ago

Addressing issues in families more effective in reducing childhood obesity: study

NL Times  

A different approach to childhood obesity can save municipalities, health services, and insurers 2,300 euros per child in annual healthcare costs, according to a study by the VitaValley Foundation on behalf of JOGG, a social organization committed to healthy youth. The “Children to a Healthy Weight Approach” focuses on addressing issues in the child’s life and family instead of only on diet and exercise, the Telegraaf reports. The Children to a Healthy Weight Approach looks at all the issues in the family and offers help from a whole network of care providers. As a result, municipalities, GGD health services, and health insurers can save around 2,300 euros in healthcare costs per child per year.

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Children aged two among thousands of overweight Scottish youngsters referred for specialist help on the NHS
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Children aged two among thousands of overweight Scottish youngsters referred for specialist help on the NHS

Daily Mail  

Thousands of overweight children in Scotland, including tots as young as two, have been referred for specialist help. ‘We have spent years and years really doing nothing to ensure that children in their pre-school years get the kind of attention that will stop them becoming too fat too early.’ The Mail asked all of Scotland’s health boards to provide data …

43 lakh children below the age of five identified as obese or overweight: official data
1 year, 6 months ago

43 lakh children below the age of five identified as obese or overweight: official data

The Hindu  

More than 43 lakh children in the 0-5 age group were identified as obese or overweight last month, accounting for around 6% of the total children surveyed at Anganwadi centres across the country, according to official data. Out of the 7,24,56,458 children “measured” in the 0-5 years age category, approximately 6% or 43,47,387 children, were classified as obese or overweight, …

Lifesaving or stigmatizing? Parents wrestle with obesity treatment options for kids
1 year, 10 months ago

Lifesaving or stigmatizing? Parents wrestle with obesity treatment options for kids

NPR  

Parents wrestle with obesity treatment options for kids Enlarge this image Janice Chang for NPR Janice Chang for NPR Two mothers — Jen McLellan in Albuquerque, N.M., and Grace, of Bethesda, Md. McLellan says doctors often push diets and drugs to achieve cosmetic fixes, not to solve actual medical problems — she herself didn't face health issues related to her …

‘Alarming’ rise in children trying to lose weight in England, say experts
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Alarming’ rise in children trying to lose weight in England, say experts

The Independent  

More than a quarter of children in England are on diets, including an increasing number of those considered a healthy weight, research suggests. It found a “significant increase over time” in the proportion of children reporting weight loss attempts, from 21.4 per cent in 1997/98 to 26.4 per cent in 2015/16. The proportion of children trying to lose weight who …

More than 1 in 4 children ‘on diets’ even if they are a healthy weight, study finds
2 years, 8 months ago

More than 1 in 4 children ‘on diets’ even if they are a healthy weight, study finds

The Independent  

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Why obesity is a growing problem among kids?
2 years, 8 months ago

Why obesity is a growing problem among kids?

Live Mint  

Despite numerous public health initiatives to encourage healthy behaviours and improve living conditions the rates of new cases of obesity in elementary school are higher and are occurring earlier in childhood than they were even a decade earlier, according to a new study. Major findings from the study include: Approximately 40 per cent of today's high school students and young …

If You Think Your Child Likes to Eat Alone, You’re Wrong. Kids Who Eat with Family are Happier
2 years, 11 months ago

If You Think Your Child Likes to Eat Alone, You’re Wrong. Kids Who Eat with Family are Happier

News 18  

There are many social and emotional factors that contribute to childhood obesity. This can include several factors like the stability of their parents’ marriage, whether the child has adequate friends, how involved their parents are depending on their work commitments, etc. Parenting is an important factor in the obesity epidemic; a parent’s willingness to experiment with healthy options could make …

Community approach can help fight against childhood obesity, international study finds
3 years, 5 months ago

Community approach can help fight against childhood obesity, international study finds

ABC  

A study into childhood obesity rates in Australia has found a community-based approach to healthy choices can pay dividends for young people. Key points: Participants say their kids feel empowered and are making healthy choices on their own Measurements of more than 7,000 children were taken as part of the long-running study Experts say implementing measures like those used in …

Nearly 1 in 5 US kids are obese, according to latest data
4 years, 10 months ago

Nearly 1 in 5 US kids are obese, according to latest data

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. kids are obese, according to the latest national data. “We really were expecting and hoping to see the trends decrease,” said Dr. Tannaz Moin, a UCLA obesity researcher. Obesity — which means not merely overweight, but seriously overweight — is one of the nation’s leading public health problems. Adult obesity also has …

How Doctors Can Stop Stigmatizing — And Start Helping — Kids With Obesity
5 years, 9 months ago

How Doctors Can Stop Stigmatizing — And Start Helping — Kids With Obesity

NPR  

How Doctors Can Stop Stigmatizing — And Start Helping — Kids With Obesity Enlarge this image Andrea D'Aquino for NPR Andrea D'Aquino for NPR Kids with obesity face a host of health problems related to their weight, like high blood pressure, diabetes and joint problems. Rethinking Weight Loss Trust Your Gut: A Beginner's Guide To Intuitive Eating Trust Your Gut: …

One in eight British parents fail to recognise child health issues, study finds
7 years, 2 months ago

One in eight British parents fail to recognise child health issues, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One in eight British parents admit they wouldn’t be able to …

Parents struggling to spot signs that their children are overweight, survey reveals
7 years, 2 months ago

Parents struggling to spot signs that their children are overweight, survey reveals

The Independent  

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WHO releases new guidelines to assess, manage obesity in children
7 years, 5 months ago

WHO releases new guidelines to assess, manage obesity in children

The Hindu  

With increasing evidence that childhood obesity is a “global epidemic”, affecting even the poorer nations, the World Health Organization has released new guidelines on how trained professionals can better identify youngsters in need of help. The WHO guidelines, titled “Assessing and managing children at primary healthcare facilities to prevent overweight and obesity in the context of the double burden of …

Amsterdam child obesity slashed 16 pct. in two years
10 years ago

Amsterdam child obesity slashed 16 pct. in two years

NL Times  

Only two years after Amsterdam started its new approach to healthy weight, the first results show that there has been a decrease of 16 percent in five year old children with obesity, the municipality of Amsterdam announced in a press release today. The number of overweight five year olds is even decreasing among Moroccan children, which belong to a group …

Childhood obesity epidemic may be 'levelling out,' claims new study
10 years, 1 month ago

Childhood obesity epidemic may be 'levelling out,' claims new study

The Independent  

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Children taken into care for being too fat
11 years, 1 month ago

Children taken into care for being too fat

The Independent  

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Adult Obesity May Have Origins Way Back In Kindergarten
11 years, 2 months ago

Adult Obesity May Have Origins Way Back In Kindergarten

NPR  

Adult Obesity May Have Origins Way Back In Kindergarten toggle caption iStockphoto A lot of parents like to think their kids will simply outgrow baby fat. Sponsor Message "Kids who started off kindergarten overweight actually had about four times of becoming obese by eighth grade, compared with normal-weight kindergartners," says Cunningham, an assistant professor in the department of global health …

Minister was wrong to say obese children come from poorer homes
12 years, 1 month ago

Minister was wrong to say obese children come from poorer homes

The Independent  

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