In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age. A 2020 report found that 14.7 million children and adolescents in the U.S. live with obesity. Because obesity is a known risk factor for serious health problems, its rapid increase during the COVID-19 pandemic raised alarms. Without […]
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Childhood obesity is becoming a bigger problem every single year. So let’s take a look at what causes childhood obesity, the associated health risks, and share some proven tips on how to treat it long term.
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Most of us are getting way too much salt in our diet and it’s because there’s salt in everything, especially pre-packaged or processed foods. Here are some of the most common signs you’re eating too much salt.
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Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the U.S. – in fact, according to statistics from the American Heart Association, about 1 in 3-kids and teenagers are overweight or obese according to medically accepted guidelines. This is a not only a problem for kids now – it’s a problem that can follow them into adulthood, […]
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America has a growing problem, and it involves its children—namely, our children are becoming obese at increasing rates. This explosion in obesity has been traced to what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call a “caloric imbalance”—namely, kids are eating more calories than they’re spending. Genetic and environmental factors also weigh into the […]
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A new study has linked obesity in girls with greater chances of developing multiple sclerosis or another similar MS illness. Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Children’s health study reviewed body mass index (BMI) data from more than 900,000 children and found that 75 individuals in the group, between the ages of 2 and […]
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