Adolescents who go to school within a half-mile of a fast-food restaurant are more likely to be overweight or obese than kids whose schools are further away, new research suggests.
Read more...The waistlines of America's youth are expanding, shrinking the pool of those eligible to join the US military. But an Army program is giving overweight enlistees a second chance – and helping the military with its own expansion.
Read more...The waiver program allows overweight enlistees to get in shape after they sign up.
Read more...The issues weakening California children's well-being are also undermining the economic prosperity of the state as a whole. This is one of the key findings in a new study released today by Children Now, a leading nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to giving all children the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Read more...Seven Trends To Watch In Kids' Health In 2009
Read more...I've heard from several people that they want to start practicing yoga but don't know where to begin. It's no secret the benefits of yoga...
Read more...SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- For children and adolescents, 2008 offered a mixed bag of health trends and developments that are poised to carry over into next year. Many of the changes focused on preventing serious diseases and disability later in life.
Read more...GENERATION Next is watching so much television during the school holidays - up to 7.5 hours - that their health is at serious risk, a new report has found.
Read more...It appears to me that the best New Year's resolution we could all have for 2009 is to do our part to keep Big Brother at bay. The "drastic" economic times are leading to some rash short-term thinking that we must not allow to be imposed upon free American citizens.
Read more...The Washoe County District Heath Department recently published the results of an extensive assessment of childhood obesity in our community. This important study was conducted in collaboration with the Washoe County School District Student Health Services.
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