News Nugget: Fast food ad ban could cut childhood obesity

I don’t see this happening anytime soon, but… A new study finds banning fast-food advertising on TV in the U.S. could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent. But the report’s authors at the National Bureau of Economic Research question whether it would be practical to make this happen - [...]

News Nugget: Burger King cuts sodium in kids meals

Burger King is cutting the amount of sodium in its kids meals. The fast food chain says it will now limit sodium to 600 milligrams or less in kids meals advertised to children under 12 years old. BK is also promoting menu combinations with less than 650 calories for adults.

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News Nugget: Pregnancy pounds predict teen’s weight

Gaining too much weight during pregnancy may lead to having bigger teens. When researchers at Harvard Medical School studied nearly 12,000 children and teenagers, they found those whose mothers gained more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy were 42 percent more likely to be obese.

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News Nugget: Obese kids have middle-aged arteries

More devastating effects of the obesity epidemic - A new study finds the arteries of obese children and teens can be just as clogged as those of a 45-year-old. When scientists from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine used ultrasound imaging to look at the neck arteries of obese kids, they found [...]

News Nugget: Kids mimic parents’ diets at a young age

We’ve talked about how kids are copycats when it comes to what their parents eat and what they do for exercise. Now a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine finds children mimic their parents’ diets at a very young age. Researchers say when young children were allowed to “buy” food from [...]

News Nugget: Not enough sleep can make children obese adults

Here’s more proof that lack of sleep as a child may lead to obesity later in life. A new report published in the journal Pediatrics shows consistently getting a good night’s sleep may help keep kids from becoming obese as adults. Researchers say their findings support the idea that early sleep habits have a direct [...]

New food guide pyramid for preschoolers

“Eat right. Exercise. Have fun.” That’s the slogan from MyPyramid for Preschoolers - the new food guide pyramid the USDA released this week for children ages 2-5. (Hey, it kind of sounds like FatFighterTV’s slogan - Fitness. Food. Fun. - huh?)
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News Nugget: Kidney stones on the rise in kids

It’s not just a condition for the middle-aged. Doctors across the country say they are seeing a big increase in children with kidney stones - sometimes the kids are as young as five or six. Some hospitals have even opened pediatric kidney stone clinics.
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News Nugget: Food allergies on the rise in kids

If it seems like more kids have food allergies these days, it’s not just your imagination. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds about 3 million U.S. children have a food or digestive allergy - up 18 percent over the past 10 years.
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Green Halloween - Making a Healthy Difference

You might see the traditional ghosts, goblins, and other spirits come Halloween, but don’t be spooked if there’s not quite as much candy. Wait a minute… isn’t that what trick-or-treating is all about? Ummm… you may be surprised to find kids are actually excited when you hand out special treasures instead of candy!
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