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Overweight young children have a doubled risk of high blood pressure

Overweight four-year-olds have a doubled risk of high blood pressure by age six, raising the hazard of future heart attack and stroke. That's the finding of a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

13 Jun 2019

Study reveals increased odds of child obesity when mothers have obesity before conception

A systematic review and meta-analysis identified significantly increased odds of child obesity when mothers have obesity before conception, according to a study published June 11 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Nicola Heslehurst of Newcastle University in the UK, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 12 Jun 2019

Study: Underweight boys and overweight girls have increased risk of depression

The results of a large community-based study have shown that the probability of major depressive disorder in children and adolescents with high, low, or normal body mass index differs according to gender.

12 Jun 2019

No lasting improvement in insulin secretion with diabetic medication

Adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus respond to medical treatment by producing more insulin, but there is no long-term effect on insulin secretion after treatment stops, concluded a pair of clinical trials.

9 Jun 2019

New home-based weight management intervention provides benefits to parents and children

Obese children are four times more likely to become obese adults making childhood obesity a significant health threat.

6 Jun 2019

New case study provides definitive road map to bridge the gap between medicine and public health

Academic medical centers across the country and around the world are rapidly creating and expanding population health departments to bridge the worlds of clinical practice and public health. However, few frameworks exist to guide these efforts.

30 May 2019

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds have lower levels of vigorous physical activity

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minority backgrounds, including from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have lower levels of vigorous physical activity, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

28 May 2019

UNC program earns recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on obesity prevention in young children

A March 2019 brief by Healthy Eating Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, states that NAPSACC has the "best evidence for impact" on obesity prevention in young children.

24 May 2019

Study finds stark socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index

Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index emerge during the pre-school years and widen across childhood and into early adolescence.

24 May 2019

Common genetic variant associated with increased food intake and weight gain

Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic disease due to a common genetic variant eat more, according to a new study to be published in the June 2019 issue of Obesity.

23 May 2019

Study: Only half of U.S. children and adolescents have ideal cholesterol levels

Cholesterol levels in U.S. youth have improved from 1999 to 2016, but only half of children and adolescents are in the ideal range and 25 percent are in the clinically high range, according to a study published in JAMA, led by Amanda Marma Perak, MD MS, cardiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

22 May 2019

Study: Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese

Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who travel by car or public transport, a new study suggests.

20 May 2019

Public health concerns as MPs' connection to organization part-funded by tobacco industry revealed

No fewer than 25 serving Conservative MPs, including several leadership candidates, are connected to an organisation part-funded by the tobacco industry and responsible for a series of attacks on public health initiatives, reveals an investigation by The BMJ.

18 May 2019

Researchers design resource manual to assess physical fitness, detect obesity among pre-school children

A multi-institution project involving ten universities and led by the University of Granada (UGR) has designed a resource manual to measure the physical fitness of pre-school children and the prevalence of obesity—which affects up to 35% of children in this age range—in a bid to correct risk factors.

13 May 2019

Childhood Obesity News and Research

Overweight young children have a doubled risk of high blood pressure

Study reveals increased odds of child obesity when mothers have obesity before conception

Study: Underweight boys and overweight girls have increased risk of depression

No lasting improvement in insulin secretion with diabetic medication

New home-based weight management intervention provides benefits to parents and children

New case study provides definitive road map to bridge the gap between medicine and public health

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds have lower levels of vigorous physical activity

UNC program earns recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on obesity prevention in young children

Study finds stark socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index

Common genetic variant associated with increased food intake and weight gain

Study: Only half of U.S. children and adolescents have ideal cholesterol levels

Study: Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese

Public health concerns as MPs' connection to organization part-funded by tobacco industry revealed

Researchers design resource manual to assess physical fitness, detect obesity among pre-school children

Study reveals contract mechanism that allow Coca-Cola to ‘quash’ health research

Genetic test for low birth weight on the horizon

UK Sugar Tax may ‘not be most effective tactic’ for childhood obesity

Circadian rhythm plays a part in weight loss

How much screen time is OK for a 5 year old?

Children often turn to sugary drinks instead of water, increasing the risk of obesity

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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