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Weight-Obsessed Teens Face Triple the Odds for Self-Harm
Even if a teen is at a healthy weight, just thinking they are overweight can greatly raise their odds for self-harm ...
Britain's child obesity crisis laid bare as shock figures show kids as young as TEN have had hip replacements on the NHS because they are so overweight
Britain's child obesity crisis has been laid bare after it emerged at least nine youngsters aged between ten and 14 needed ...
Child obesity crisis deepens with kids as young as 10 having HIP REPLACEMENTS on NHS because they’re so fat
CHILDREN as young as ten have had hip replacements on the NHS because they are so fat, shock figures show. They are going under the knife as childhood obesity levels soar, with one in three now ...
Cheap, legal and everywhere: High-sugar cereals are marketed to kids | Mark Mahoney
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that advertising drives sales of high-sugar cereals market to children.
Two of my three children are overweight. I feel like a failure as a mum and worry my friends judge me
Am I fat?' My nine-year-old daughter asks me one morning standing in front of my bedroom mirror. 'What? Don't be silly!' I ...
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50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12
From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...
When teen body image becomes a deadly perception
Adolescents who perceive themselves as overweight are three times more likely to consider committing self-harm compared to ...
Canadian preschoolers get nearly half of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods, study finds. What should parents do?
The University of Toronto study found that nearly one in five of the more than 2,000 children they followed over a five-year-long study was overweight or obese by age five.
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Malnutrition continues to afflict children in Nepal’s food basket
“Many children, mainly six to 23 months old, have malnutrition in Madhesh. The main reason is a lack of awareness among the ...
Obese children more than twice as likely to get MS when they get older
More than 150,000 people in the UK have MS, a devastating chronic immune disease that can cause problems with sight, writing, ...
Psychology Today3d
How Mom’s vs. Dad’s BMI May Affect Their Children
In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...
Preschool obesity linked with TV and computer-use
It is alarming that preschool children 2 years and older should spend no more than two hours a day watching television and using the computer. That’s according to recommendations from the ...