Tag: Overweight Kids
Parenting Program to Prevent Obesity in Firstborn May Help a Sibling
The effects of a responsive parenting intervention for preventing overweight in firstborn may extend to the next child
Overweight Less Likely in Infants With More Sleep, Fewer Awakenings
Odds of infant overweight from 1 to 6 months lower with increase in nighttime sleep duration, decrease in number of waking bouts
One in Six Youth in the United States Is Obese
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation calls on policymakers to prioritize children's health and equity
Overweight Children With Asthma Less Likely to Respond to Treatment
Higher body mass index tied to poor response to inhaled corticosteroids
Mothers’ Diet in Pregnancy Tied to Children’s Later Weight Gain
Pregnancy diet with higher inflammatory potential tied to accelerated body mass index trajectories in childhood
Proinflammatory, Low-Quality Maternal Diet Linked to Adiposity
Odds of late childhood overweight and obesity increased with more proinflammatory diet in early pregnancy
Early Body Mass Index Tied to Cardiometabolic Risk at Age 11 to 12
Obese children also have higher outcome pulse wave velocity, carotid intima-media thickness
Neonatal Adiposity Linked to Higher Childhood BMI Levels
Neonatal adiposity also associated with increased likelihood of overweight or obesity at ages 2 to 6
Environmental Factors Tied to Childhood Obesity
Smoking during pregnancy strongly associated with higher BMI in offspring
2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Tied to Drop in Childhood Obesity
The stronger nutrition standards for school meals and snacks should be maintained, the authors say
