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Fast food near schools linked to obesity - Calgary Herald


Macon Daily

Fast food near schools linked to obesity
Calgary Herald,  Canada - Jan 5, 2009
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 ...
Fast Foods Near Schools Prompt Poor Teen Eating Habits Softpedia
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Tracking Fitness - Mail Tribune


Tracking Fitness
Mail Tribune, OR - 14 hours ago
In the past 20 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of kids between the ages of 12 and 19 who are considered obese ...

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Kids fighting the flab - Coventry Telegraph


Kids fighting the flab
Coventry Telegraph, UK - 10 hours ago
Ten pupils are overweight and six of the 10 overweight pupils are obese. In an attempt to reverse this trend, Coventry City FC has joined forces with School ...

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Nibbles for kids: Not enough obesity diagnoses, gastric bypass and ... - CalorieLab Calorie Counter News


Nibbles for kids: Not enough obesity diagnoses, gastric bypass and ...
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News, NV - Jan 1, 2009
Of those, 19 percent were overweight, 23 percent obese and 8 percent severely obese. But only 10 percent of overweight kids were so labeled, along with 54 ...

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Kids' futures imperiled, report says - Los Angeles Daily News


Kids' futures imperiled, report says
Los Angeles Daily News, CA - 16 hours ago
And 16 percent of the state's adolescents are overweight or obese. Medical expenses attributed to obesity cost Californians $7.7 billion each year, ...

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Overweight and obese kids: Are enough being diagnosed? - Los Angeles Times


Health Newstrack

Overweight and obese kids: Are enough being diagnosed?
Los Angeles Times, CA - Dec 29, 2008
Breaking it down, among the overweight children, only 10% received that diagnosis, while 54% of obese kids and 76% of severely obese kids were identified ...
Many Overweight, Obese Kids Not Diagnosed Boston Channel.com
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To boost recruits, US Army relaxes weight rules - Christian Science Monitor


Christian Science Monitor

To boost recruits, US Army relaxes weight rules
Christian Science Monitor, MA - Jan 4, 2009
The Army's weight waiver program rests largely on a distinction between individuals who are overweight or obese and those who are physically fit but whose ...

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Obesity not being properly diagnosed in kids - Entertainment and Showbiz!


Heart and Stroke Foundation (press release)

Obesity not being properly diagnosed in kids
Entertainment and Showbiz!, India - Jan 5, 2009
Researchers at The MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland say that only one-third of overweight or obese ...
Parents key to weight loss in children Heart and Stroke Foundation (press release)
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States remain focused on childhood obesity - NewsOK.com


States remain focused on childhood obesity
NewsOK.com, OK - Jan 4, 2009
Schools are eager to save kids from the health miseries associated with being overweight and obese. But scaling back on popular vending machine offerings ...

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Overweight and Obesity Underdiagnosed in Kids - MedPage Today


TheMedGuru

Overweight and Obesity Underdiagnosed in Kids
MedPage Today, NJ - Dec 30, 2008
Diagnosis was most likely the more obvious the problem: 75.6% of severely obese children were diagnosed as such, compared with 53.8% of obese kids, ...
Obesity not being properly diagnosed in kids Indian Express
Obesity in children not properly diagnosed TheMedGuru
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