![]() Fresh News | TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say New York Times, United States - “There is not a lot of evidence that overweight kids are more likely to watch TV than other kids,” said Michael Grossman, professor of economics at the City ... Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: US study Researchers: Ban on Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse ... TV ads for fast food contribute to child obesity |
Should we ban junk food ads from children's TV? Seattle Post Intelligencer - A new study estimates that banning such ads from children's TV would reduce the number of overweight kids in this country by 18 percent, and drop the number ... Economists Say TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity |
UA Grant to Target Overweight Kids University of Arizona News (press release), AZ - The prevalence of childhood obesity in the US continues to rise, and while a number of factors contribute to the problem, Going and his colleagues are ... |
![]() That Happened! | TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say That Happened!, New York - About a third of American kids are overweight or obese, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. This entry was posted on Thursday ... Weight-loss surgery bodes well for pregnancy |
More of our kids obese than national average Carson Times, NV - Overweight children are at risk for health problems their entire life, with higher risk of cardiovascular disease, such as high blood pressure, ... Washoe County Releases Child Obesity Numbers Report: Washoe Kids Heavier than National Average School assembly |
Overweight kids may not be eating enough, study says Detroit Free Press, United States - "This study shows these kids were not eating enough, and when they did eat, it was all the wrong things." Missing from the children's diets were four key ... |
Texting Food Diaries Helps Kids Stick With Diets Washington Post, United States - Research has shown that 19 percent of kids aged 6 to 11 are overweight, and 80 percent of those kids become obese adults, according to the study. |
Schools to get free fruit, vegetables from EU www.worldbulletin.net, Turkey - "You only have to walk down any high street in Europe to see the extent of the problems we face with overweight kids. Now we can do something about it," she ... |
![]() MSN India | Kids who don't sleep enough become overweight, hyperactive Siasat Daily, India - According to Jacques Montplaisir, study leader and university psychiatry professor, the overweight 26 percent children slept fewer than 10 hours a night ... Kids who sleep less than 10 hours a day likely to become fat |
Ahead of the Bell: Gymboree upgraded Forbes, NY - Analyst Brian J. Tunick boosted his rating to "Overweight" from "Neutral" and said in a note to investors that Gymboree should be able to "hold up better in ... Gymboree shares jump after Q3 profit beats Street |