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Obese Kids: Genes and Junk Food Share Blame

Common childhood obesity -- the kind we usually blame on overindulgence and inactivity -- also has a genetic component, an international collaboration of researchers has concluded. Using genome-wide association techniques, the researchers [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids' weight gains not due to junk food at schools

The junk food sold at schools does not appear to contribute to middle schoolers' weight gains, a new study says. In the study, no link was found between children's weight gain and the amount of time between fifth and eighth grade [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Doctors Urge McDonald's To Stop Marketing Junk Food To Kids

In what is seen as a campaign against marketing of junk food to kids, Corporate Accountability International, a nonprofit watchdog group, along with more than 550 health professionals and institutions in all 50 U.S. states on Tuesday sent [...]