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Overweight children can reduce cardiovascular risk through healthy diet: R
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): According to a Cleveland Clinic-led research team, statistically overweight children who follow a healthy eating pattern, significantly improve their weight and reduce a variety of cardiovascular disease risks.
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Overweight children can reduce cardiovascular risk factors by following he
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): Statistically overweight children who follow a healthy eating pattern significantly improve their weight and reduce a variety of cardiovascular disease risks, suggests the findings of a Cleveland Clinic-led research team.
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Study finds how diet, exercise can improve survival for leukemia patients
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 4 (ANI): A study led by researchers at UCLA and Children's Hospital Los Angeles shows that a low-calorie diet and mild regular exercise can improve the survival rate of overweight children and adolescents receiving chemotherapy for treatment of leukaemia.
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Low-calorie diet, mild exercise may improve survival for leukemia adolesce
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): According to a new study, overweight children and adolescents receiving chemotherapy for treatment of leukemia are less successful battling the disease compared to their lean peers.
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Chennai-based company launches app to educate children on healthy food cho
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 6 (ANI): With rising numbers of obese and overweight children becoming a concern in India, a Chennai-based company has launched a pediatric dietary mobile game app to educate children on healthy food choices.
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Children who consume whole milk are at lower risk of being overweight: Stu
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 31 (ANI): A review study has found that children drinking whole milk had 40 per cent lower chances of getting overweight or obese as compared to the ones who drank reduced-fat milk.
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London sets out plans to tackle childhood obesity
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept 15 (ANI): Childhood obesity is on the rise and in order to tackle the issue London's Child Obesity Taskforce has set out a number of measures that it will focus on reducing the number of overweight children and promote a healthy lifestyle, such as drinking plenty of water a
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Too much screen time for children can lead to obesity
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 9 (ANI): Parents take note! You might want to cut down on your kid's screen time. According to a new study, children who spend a lot of time in front of the screens are at a higher risk of gaining weight and abdominal obesity, regardless of how much they exercise.
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Overweight children at doubled risk of high blood pressure
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 13 (ANI): Not only adults but even young children who are overweight are at risk of future heart attack and stroke. Overweight four-year-olds have a doubled risk of high blood pressure by the age of six, claims recent research.
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Overweight boys more likely to underestimate their body size
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 05 (ANI): Parents please take note! A study has recently found that overweight children, especially boys, are more likely to underestimate their body size, which can make it difficult to address the issue and to take necessary steps to attain a healthier body.
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Childhood obesity can later risk kids' arteries
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): Parents, you may want to do something about your kids' extra kilos as a recent study has found that high blood pressure in overweight children can stiffen their arteries in adolescence.
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New guidelines suggest overweight children should be screened for non-alco
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec. 2 (ANI): According to a recent set of guidelines published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, a screening test for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is recommended for all obese children aged nine to eleven years.
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