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WASHINGTON - A new study has found that the health of U.S. children has deteriorated since 2007, with notably higher rates of ...
A major new JAMA study reveals that American children are dying at rates up to 80% higher than kids in other wealthy ...
A major new report co-authored by York academics shows regional inequalities in levels of children's food security and ...
The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic ...
Obesity was significantly more prevalent in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents compared with their non-Hispanic White peers and was potentially exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study ...
Within PEDSnet data, from 2010 to 2023, conditions with the largest increases were major depression (RR 3.30), sleep apnea ...
A groundbreaking study by the SAMRC reveals that childhood obesity is leading to serious health conditions in South African ...
Experts have warned UK child obesity is “heading in the wrong direction”, as the majority of children are expected to be overweight or obese in nine council areas in the next ten tears.
A child dribbles a basketball at a recreation center in D.C. on June 21. (Allison Robbert/The Washington Post) The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key ...
Childhood obesity is rapidly becoming one of the most pressing public health issues around the globe. With rates soaring in many countries, it has become clear that childhood obesity not only affects ...
Childhood obesity is on the rise in the US, with the CDC estimating approximately 1 in 5 children are living with obesity. 1 It is imperative for parents, guardians, and families to recognize ways ...