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Racial discrimination raises risk of childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Children who experience racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a larger waistline later in life, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. According to the findings, racial prejudice, in addition to other socioeconomic factors such as familial poverty,
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Racial discrimination increases risk for childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, children who suffer racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a wider waistline later in life. The findings suggest that, in addition to other socioeconomic factors such as family poverty, racial discrimination may
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School nurses might be important in lowering childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
School nurses do far more than heal skinned knees and take temperature readings. According to a Rutgers study published in the journal Paediatric Nursing, they may also be important in lowering childhood obesity.
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Plant-based meal packages associated with lower BMI in children: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Taking a "food is medicine" approach, according to a new study undertaken by experts at the Mass General Brigham hospital system, could increase nutrition security for families while simultaneously lowering children's body mass index (BMI). Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and
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Plant-based food packages linked to lower BMI in children: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a new study performed by researchers at the Mass General Brigham Hospital system, taking a "food is medicine" approach could improve nutrition security for families while also lowering children's body mass index (BMI). Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Bost
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Kids gut bacteria predict whether they will be overweight at 5 years old:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The composition and amount of gut bacteria in kids at 3.5 years old predict body mass index (BMI) at age 5, regardless of whether they were born prematurely or not, according to new research.
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Excess calories during development of brain-altering reduce cravings for u
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In Molecular Metabolism, a Rutgers study found that early overnutrition rewires developing brains to seek unhealthy food in children whose mothers are overweight during pregnancy and nursing.
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Diet, exercise programs alone will not tackle childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Relying on quick solutions like diet and exercise programmes will not stop the tide of kid obesity, according to a new study that maps the complex processes that contribute to childhood obesity for the first time.
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Excess calories during development alter brain, spurs adult overeating: St
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a Rutgers study published in Molecular Metabolism, people whose moms are overweight during pregnancy and nursing might become obese as adults because early overnutrition rewires developing brains to crave unhealthy food
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Study finds detrimental effects extra pounds on young people
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Kaiser Permanente study showed that over 800,000 young kids aged 3 to 17 found that those in the upper range of typical weight had a 26 per cent greater chance of developing hypertension than those closer to the average weight.
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Childhood obesity is a risk factor for blood clots as adult: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A University of Gothenburg study found that being overweight in childhood and early adulthood are distinct risk factors for blood clots later in life. The study is based on the early BMI history of over 37,000 males as well as information regarding their adult thrombi if any.
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Discovery of metabolic switch could lead to targeted treatment of obesity,
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered how to modify the function of an enzyme crucial to fat production in fruit flies, which could lead to more effective treatments for cancer and childhood obesity in humans.
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