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Kids may have higher obesity risk if dad is overweight, stud...

Kids might be at higher risk for obesity if dad is overweight, a study suggests.Other studies have shown an association between two overweight parents and higher weight in their children, and weight relationships between fathers and sons [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 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

Sugary drinks tied to breastfed kids' weight

The research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is one of the first looks at the combined effects of breastfeeding and how many sugary drinks, like soda and juice drinks, children consume in the first few years of t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Overweight kids risk high blood pressure

Children who are overweight compared to their peers are nearly three times more likely to have high blood pressure, a new study shows. The study, published in the journal Hypertension, followed 1,111 school-aged children in Indiana for an [...]