The Fat Problem

Popularity of junk food among kids and youth is the cause of major problem, obesity. In Puerto Rico, approximately 25% of their children are dealing with the problem of obesity. This alarming percentage has led the officials of country declare that if..

You should never take the obesity in your children lightly and must pay adequate heed to check it in the very beginning. So now, the question bubbles out what parents can do to keep their children stout but not obese. By following some of the following..

Childhood obesity needs a consideration. Efforts are being made in this regard, reducing high-fat and sugar-rich food amongst children. The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador has initiated steps towards curbing obesity amongst school...

Obesity is affecting people worldwide. And to prevent it people are making several efforts. But what about kids? Obesity amongst children is reducing at a slower rate and requires focus of the parents, schools, health societies and organizations to...

Children, all around U K, will go for a weight evaluation at the age of four and ten. The parents will get warning in case of overweighing kids are found. However, the critics termed it as a completely misguided and autocratic decision. They say that the.

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services joined hands to get private sector's assertion to fight against childhood obesity. The government wants to change the way certain foods are marketed to children and youth. The..

Children are more prone to be obese if they watch television more than two hours a day. A study made on 10,000 people found that every hour of watching TV at the age of five increased the risk by 7 percent to become an obese adult. The research is based.

Previous studies have a common perception about the link between childhood overweight and TV viewing. Physical inactivity was claimed as the main cause while watching television. But another study has a different view now. It appeared in the issue of...

More than 25 percent of children in schools are obese in UK. This figure is almost double of, at what percent it was 10 years back. The National Obesity Forum made a hint about this. Obese children turn as twice at the age of 50. National Audit...

Dear parents, if you love your baby and are concerned about his/her health dona't let or help your baby grow fat. Ita's nothing healthy about your child being overweight. The health fraternity fears as Americans are failing to shed that plump in their...