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Israeli study links childhood obesity to higher cancer risk

JERUSALEM – Obese children stand a greater risk of contracting cancer in adulthood, according to a newly released study by Tel Aviv University’s Medical School. var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var addthis_product = 'wpp-3.1';  Read More »

Disney bans junk-food ads

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co, owner of the US-based ABC broadcast network and a suite of cable channels, will stop accepting some junk-food ads on TV programs, radio shows and websites aimed at children, according to sources with knowledge of the plan.  Read More »

C-sections may raise childhood obesity risk: study

WASHINGTON – Babies born by Caesarean section are twice as likely to be obese by age three as infants delivered vaginally, according to a new study published Thursday in the Archives of Disease in Childhood journal. The study included more than 1,250 mother-child pairs admitted to Massachusetts hospitals between 1999 and 2002. All of the mothers joined the study before 22 weeks... 

How to encourage Healthy Eating

Americans are facing an epidemic of overweight children. Among children and adolescents, an estimated 16.9 percent are obese, according to the National Health and Nutrition Survey. Overweight children suffer from being teased and from the resulting poor self-esteem. They may also avoid sports or have trouble succeeding in them. Being overweight can lead to medical problems in childhood...