Scientists Establish Link Between Iron Deficiency And Childhood … - AHN
September 5th, 2007dBTechnoScientists Establish Link Between Iron Deficiency And Childhood …AHN - 5 hours agoThe study, appearing in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics, is the first to report an link between iron deficiency and childhood obesity among …Obesity, low iron linked in toddlers San Jose Mercury Newsall 316 news articlesObesity - Google News
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Skinny gene could become weapon in fight against obesity - Guardian Unlimited
September 5th, 2007dBTechnoSkinny gene could become weapon in fight against obesityGuardian Unlimited, UK - 16 hours agoScientists have uncovered a gene which could be key to whether a person piles on the pounds, a discovery that points to new ways to tackle obesity and …"Skinny" gene discovered that may stop obesity, diabetes XinhuaAnti-obesity Gene Keeps Mice And Worms Lean Science Daily (press release)Slimming down by 'turning up' gene Globe and MailOntario Now - Korea Timesall 151 news articles
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BC government moves to stem obesity in school children - The Canadian Press
September 5th, 2007BC government moves to stem obesity in school childrenThe Canadian Press, VANCOUVER - 16 hours ago"We are still trending the wrong way with respect to childhood obesity," Gordon Hogg, minister for ActNow BC, said in an interview. …Education minister targets obesity with new school policies Vancouver Sunall 22 news articles
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Obesity Drug Discoveries: What the Future Holds - Business Wire (press release)
September 5th, 2007Obesity Drug Discoveries: What the Future HoldsBusiness Wire (press release), CA - 2 hours agoWhile only recently identified as a major health concern, obesity levels have been growing steadily and the condition threatens to rank among the biggest …
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Video gaming linked to childhood obesity - VNUNet.com
September 5th, 2007Video gaming linked to childhood obesityVNUNet.com, UK - Sep 4, 2007New research claims to have found a "strong correlation" between videogame playing and obesity among children and young adults. Almost half of American 12 …
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PRIVATE SECTOR LEADS WAY WITH FAT BALLOON IMPLANTS - POSSIBLE CURE … - Response Source (press release)
September 5th, 2007PRIVATE SECTOR LEADS WAY WITH FAT BALLOON IMPLANTS - POSSIBLE CURE …Response Source (press release), UK - 55 minutes agoThe procedure is already popular in the States and experts are predicting it could provide the answer the Britain’s obesity crisis. …
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State obesity rate broadens - Muskogee Daily Phoenix
September 5th, 2007State obesity rate broadensMuskogee Daily Phoenix, OK - 3 hours agoOklahoma’s obesity rate, 26.8 percent, ranks ninth among states, according to a study reported last week. The seriousness of that rate is reflected in the …
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New bid to tackle childhood obesity - ic Coventry
September 5th, 2007New bid to tackle childhood obesityic Coventry, UK - 7 hours agoBy SiâN Powell MORE school nurses are needed in Warwickshire to tackle childhood obesity, a new report claims. And health chiefs are being urged to provide …A qualitative study of primary care clinicians' views of treating … BMC Pediatricsall 3 news articles
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Treating mothers' diabetes in pregnancy found to cut risk of … - Boston Globe
September 3rd, 2007CNN-IBNTreating mothers' diabetes in pregnancy found to cut risk of …Boston Globe, United States - 8 hours agoThe children in the study had their weight measured between the ages of five and seven, a period when weight is a strong predictor of adult obesity. …Study links obesity to moms Honolulu Star-BulletinBabies born to diabetic mothers prone to obesity CNN-IBNWhy gym may fix it Times Onlineall 5 news articles
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Child obesity epidemic growing in Britain - Science Daily (press release)
September 3rd, 2007Nigerian TribuneChild obesity epidemic growing in BritainScience Daily (press release) - 17 hours agoBan On Sweets In School Helps Combat Childhood Obesity (April 30, 2007) — Nutritious school lunches and a ban on sweets, buns and sweetened drinks in …"The Profiles Series" Announces Important Program on Childhood … WebWire (press release)Duration of sleep in children determines educational performance … Nigerian TribuneSurvey: Number of overweight kids doubles Stars and Stripesall 4 news articles
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obesity risk to half of all children - Guardian Unlimited
September 3rd, 2007obesity risk to half of all childrenGuardian Unlimited, UK - Sep 1, 2007Revealing the true scale of the obesity epidemic, Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, said the number of children in the …Child obesity epidemic growing in Britain United Press InternationalBalls: School heads must do better Guardian UnlimitedSchools must do better, says Balls The Press AssociationSunday Mirrorall 65 news articles
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Obesity Weighing Heavily on Health System - Epoch Times
September 3rd, 2007Epoch TimesObesity Weighing Heavily on Health SystemEpoch Times, NY - 7 hours agoBy Barry Mills GROWING FATTER: The Government on the Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes last week received 312 submissions including recommendations …
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