Teens and Kids

Weight and diet issues affecting teenagers and pre-teens. (177 posts)

Food Allergies In Kids Linked To Obesity

A new study looking at data from 4,000 kids suggests there is a link between food allergies and obesity.

The research was led by Dr. Cindy Visness, and published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

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7 comments · June 22, 2009

Does Your Toddler Have an Eating Disorder?

I was completely shocked and horrified when I came across an article recently in BBC News, stating some parents are attributing their children's dietary foibles to an eating disorder, rather than simply bad behavior.

In the interview, Dr Su Laurent discusses how she spends a significant amount of her clinical time seeing healthy young children whose parents are convinced their child has something seriously wrong with them.

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14 comments · June 10, 2009

Parents' Healthy Eating Has Little Influence on Children

Apparently the apple does fall far from the tree - at least when it comes to eating apples.

In what researchers have called a "surprising" study, it seems as though mom and dad's healthy eating doesn't rub off on their offspring as much as once thought. The study, authored by Dr. Youfa Wang, and published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, showed only a weak correlation between parents and their children's eating habits.

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13 comments · June 9, 2009

Boy Scouts: Discrimination Against the Obese?

The Boy Scouts have had their share of criticism over the years (relating to homosexuality and religious beliefs). We can now add the overweight to the list of people the Boy Scouts have rankled.

A policy comes into effect in January, which will require both children and adults to meet height and weight standards for "high adventure" or extreme events, such as a 15-mile trek. Here is the chart that outlines the allowable weights for the various heights.

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29 comments · May 14, 2009

Ban Junk Food From Vending Machines?

Two senators, Tom Harkin and Lisa Murkowski, have introduced a bill which would see junk food (such as soda and candy) banned from vending machines in US schools. » more

28 comments · May 6, 2009

China Needs Help with Childhood Obesity

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No doubt. The United States is good at a lot of things. Hey, we're undefeated in the "World" Series dating all the way back to 1903. Not too shabby!

But, given our soaring rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, I hardly think we're a good role model for overcoming childhood obesity. Are we?

Our life-partner China seems to thinks so. Chinese health officials have asked the U.S. for help in addressing China's increasing number of overweight children.

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12 comments · April 24, 2009

Teen Vegetarians more Likely to Have Eating Disorders

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I was determined to pass up the opportunity to comment on this story as these types of studies tend to be a slippery slope of misinterpretation. The more opinions I read, however, the more I felt a more detailed look was in order. » more

31 comments · April 8, 2009

Are We Giving Our Kids Food Phobias?

The New York Times has published an article about children's food worries - and the dangers of pushing kids into being obsessively worried about eating healthily. If you check food labels, insist on organic produce and ban candy and soda... could you be doing your child more harm than good? » more

26 comments · March 11, 2009

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