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Children turn rooms into junk food havens, study finds

Children are increasingly turning their bedrooms into junk food havens -- munching on chips, burgers and french fries throughout the day -- fuelling the rise in childhood obesity, concludes a Montreal study.The child's bedroom, suggests the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

Love and Sex After Children: How to Keep the Flame Alive

Caring for children can be both physically and emotionally draining. If they're not depriving you of sleep or privacy, children definitely deprive you of uninterrupted conversations, romantic dinners, weekends away and unhurried, unschedule [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Overeating in pregnancy could lead to child obesity

Pregnant mothers-to-be who "eat for two" by increasing their intake of fatty and sugary food could unwittingly be putting their children at risk of obesity, according to new research.Unborn babies and developing infants can have t [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Lack Of Parental Support During Childhood Is Associated With...

Lack Of Parental Support During Childhood Is Associated With Increased Adul [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

Is there a link between prostate cancer and lacking male chi...

A new clue to the roots of prostate cancer. One possible cause of prostate cancer may be a damaged Y chromosome: the same chromosome that makes a person male rather than female. Now, a study led by Susan Harlap of Columbia University's Scho [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

Spare the rod and gain a healthy child

Strict parents may be putting their children at risk of obesity. Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine studied 872 children, 11% of whom were overweight. The parents of the kids were divided into categories accor [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Obesity and Childhood

With the growing risk of obesity, childhood is now often the main time when weight problems start. In fact, obesity has already reached its peak in many parts of the developed world, amongst childrena nd teenagers. This is of [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Type 1 Diabetes Is Not Simply A Childhood Disease

Type 1 diabetes currently affects over one million Americans and, although previously considered to be a childhood disorder, this is no longer the case. Although type 1 diabetes was previously known as childhood diabetes, juvenile or juve [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

15 Minutes of football can cope obesity in children

ALSPAC (The Avon longitudinal Study of Parents and Children) study suggest that only 15 minutes of football exercise in children can reduce children’s obesity problems. Child obesity is very common in the western world nowadays as inc [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

New research in Childhood obesity

A study was conducted at the Universtiy of Bristol on growing obesity problem in children. 5500 children was taken as a subjective and accurate methods were used to measure ‘fat mass’ of the children and the amount of physical [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Children Gain Weight Faster During Summer Vacation

Children are more likely to gain weight during summer vacation as compared to school days. 5380 children from 310 schools were studied. Researchers found out that body mass index (BMI) gains were quicker and more inconsistent during summe [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Smoking mothers are hazardous for their children

An Asthma is a respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin. Universally, over 300 million people are affected with asthma. Researchers from Michigan State University in the USA and The David Hide Asthma and Al [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2007 | Comments : 0

Approx. Half US Children Advised About Healthy Eating By Hea...

According to the latest AHRQ News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 49 % of American children between 6 and 17 years of age were advised to eat healty by their doctors and other health providers. The percent [...]

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