As with adults, no easy way to address weight with children
5 years, 6 months ago

As with adults, no easy way to address weight with children

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Red, yellow, green. “I don’t think we appreciate the bias and stigma that families struggling with weight face,” said Dr. Stephanie Walsh, medical director of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. “In some ways, just to get it out there may be sort of a relief,” said Tommy Tomlinson, an author who recounted his lifelong struggle with weight in “The Elephant in the Room.” MAKING CHANGES Any adjustments to meals and activities should involve the entire family, so children don’t feel singled out. Parents might not like the idea of directing children to a dieting company’s app, especially since it gives older children the option to “upgrade” to a coaching service that costs $69 a month. Dr. Sarah Hampl, a pediatrician specializing in weight management at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, said it can be an easy way to understand a complicated topic.

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Study links fitness apps to disordered eating and obsessive behaviour
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Study links fitness apps to disordered eating and obsessive behaviour

ABC  

Young adults who use diet and fitness apps regularly are more likely to develop negative habits related to food, exercise and body image, Flinders University researchers have found. PhD candidate in clinical psychology, Isabella Anderberg, said while the mobile apps could benefit people by prompting them to exercise, their focus on dietary restriction and weight loss could lead to excessive …

Children glued to their phones at meal time face obesity risk
10 months, 1 week ago

Children glued to their phones at meal time face obesity risk

The Telegraph  

Presenting their findings at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice, they said the data were likely to be an underestimate, with many parents potentially not admitting to letting their children use screens. “But parents need to know that screen time during meal times is a really big problem.” ‘This is a disgrace’ Tam Fry, chairman of the Child Growth …

Would you give a 4-year-old a fitness tracker? Loose Women left fierecely divided over whether sports watches for children encourage an unhealthy focus on weight or could help tackle obesity
1 year, 3 months ago

Would you give a 4-year-old a fitness tracker? Loose Women left fierecely divided over whether sports watches for children encourage an unhealthy focus on weight or could help tackle obesity

Daily Mail  

The Loose Women debated today over whether children as young as four years old should be given fitness tracking watches. 'At four years of age they shouldn't be knowing about exercises and tracking and how many steps they have done that day,' argued Linda Robson, as demand for the devices in the UK continues to soar. 'At four years of …

“We got it wrong”: WeightWatchers CEO embraces “life saving” weight loss drugs
1 year, 3 months ago

“We got it wrong”: WeightWatchers CEO embraces “life saving” weight loss drugs

Salon  

WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani issued an apology on behalf of WeightWatchers, saying the global company is embracing blockbuster weight loss drugs as it continues to transform its programs and offerings. “I think we have to be true and authentic to that and who we are.” WeightWatchers abandoned its weight loss motto in 2018 and rebranded to “WW” to center on …

Fitbits, Apple Watches and Other Fitness Trackers Really Do Make You Healthier
1 year, 6 months ago

Fitbits, Apple Watches and Other Fitness Trackers Really Do Make You Healthier

Live Mint  

It’s time to dust off that fitness band or smartwatch and start tracking your activity again. Just the practice of tracking steps can make you think more about health and adopt healthier habits, according to a clinical trial in which participants wore Apple Watches for five weeks. And in a six-week study in Australia, when parents and their kids all …

How to talk to kids about weight and healthy eating
1 year, 10 months ago

How to talk to kids about weight and healthy eating

The Independent  

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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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3 everyday habits to manage weight from a young age
2 years, 10 months ago

3 everyday habits to manage weight from a young age

Hindustan Times  

Obesity across the world has nearly tripled since 1975 according to World Health Organization. Childhood obesity is a major concern as the extra weight accumulated during childhood can lead to several health problems in adulthood Childhood obesity is a major concern as the extra weight accumulated during childhood can lead to several health problems in adulthood from diabetes, high blood …

A Chennai-based Company's Game App is Teaching Kids How to Eat Healthy and Stay Fit
4 years ago

A Chennai-based Company's Game App is Teaching Kids How to Eat Healthy and Stay Fit

News 18  

Aiming to help children overcome obesity and the rising health risks arising out of it, a Chennai-based company has launched a pediatric dietary mobile game app to help children with healthy food choices. The application has been designed by FriendsLearn and its founder Bhargav Shri Prakash says he was inspired to create something like this after he became a parent …

Now an app to educate children on healthy food choices
4 years ago

Now an app to educate children on healthy food choices

Live Mint  

With childhood obesity becoming a concern in India, a Chennai-based company has launched a pediatric dietary mobile game app to educate children on healthy food choices. We decided to engage children in a fun manner in this important topic," says Bhargav Shri Prakash, founder of FriendsLearn, which has developed the mobile app. app was able to induce healthy food and …

TikTok restricts weight loss adverts to combat ‘body shaming’
4 years, 5 months ago

TikTok restricts weight loss adverts to combat ‘body shaming’

The Independent  

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Could fitness trackers be causing people to develop eating disorders?
5 years, 6 months ago

Could fitness trackers be causing people to develop eating disorders?

The Independent  

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Jameela Jamil slams new weight loss app targeted at 8-year-olds
5 years, 7 months ago

Jameela Jamil slams new weight loss app targeted at 8-year-olds

Daily Mail  

Jameela Jamil has blasted Weight Watcher's new US weight loss app, which launched in America yesterday and is targeted at 8 to 17-year-olds. Jameela Jamil has blasted Weight Watcher's new US weight loss app, which launched in America yesterday and is targeted at 8 to 17-year-olds She continued: '*If* you are worried about your child's health/lifestyle, give them plenty of …

Weight Watchers to provide all US teenagers with free diet help
7 years, 1 month ago

Weight Watchers to provide all US teenagers with free diet help

The Independent  

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Weight Watchers to offer kits to kids as young as 13
7 years, 1 month ago

Weight Watchers to offer kits to kids as young as 13

Daily Mail  

In a controversial move, Weight Watchers is set to offer free memberships to teenagers as young as 13 this summer. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics has previously cautioned that messaging intended to encourage healthy eating habits can have the unintended consequence of pushing impressionable teenagers into eating disorders. Weight Watchers will begin offering free memberships to its diet programs …

Resolved To Lose Weight? We Gave Food-Tracking Apps A Try
7 years, 2 months ago

Resolved To Lose Weight? We Gave Food-Tracking Apps A Try

NPR  

Resolved To Lose Weight? Sponsor Message Research shows that logging what you eat can be one powerful strategy for weight loss, says Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, an obesity medicine clinician and an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa in Canada. He says knowing how many calories you're consuming "may help in your decision-making in regard to what …

Want to lose weight? Now, there's 'My Meal Mate' app for that!
11 years, 11 months ago

Want to lose weight? Now, there's 'My Meal Mate' app for that!

Firstpost  

Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that could be key to losing weight, enabling users to regularly monitor their food intake and exercise. London: Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that could be key to losing weight, enabling users to regularly monitor their food intake and exercise. The study is the first to evaluate a smartphone app as …

Talking about weight might give kids eating disorder
12 years, 8 months ago

Talking about weight might give kids eating disorder

Firstpost  

Two out of three parents fear that talking to their kids about their weight might give them an eating disorder. London: Two out of three parents fear that talking to their kids about their weight might give them an eating disorder. More than 1,000 parents with a child aged five to 16 responded to Netmums’ Let’s Talk About Weight survey, …

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