childhood obesity

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Could smaller pies and pizzas conquer childhood obesity?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 14 Oct 18

The British Government's Department of Health has come up with a plan to help tackle childhood obesity, which is becoming a serious problem. One part of the plan would be a requirement for chefs - especially in fast-food...

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Childhood Obesity

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 21 Mar 13

So I was watching last week's episode of The Biggest Loser from my DVR and I know that this season has been about challenging American and helping to battle the childhood obesity epidemic. Just before one of the breaks they...

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Pizza Hut houses the obese!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 24 Nov 12

I waited for my daughter at Pizza Hut two nights in a row. As the parlor is filled with diners, I must, of course, order a little pizza and pasta, else the manager question my occupying a table when there's a long queue waiting to...

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is someone in your family or circle of friends obese?

jcordova888 @jcordova888 (156) • Philippines 13 Jun 12

I once watched an episode of Oprah in which the famous host mentioned that "No child is obese alone." Cases of overweight moms with obese kids were featured as guests, and the moms were interviewed on their sentiments about the...

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family as important factor in curbing obesity

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Chocolate Milk in the Schools and Childhood Obesity

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 14 Sep 11

Recently, I read about chocolate milk being either banned or in consideration of being banned in schools. It's out of concern for childhood obesity, one of the biggest public health issues we are facing today. One brand of that,...

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Should morbidly obese children be removed from their parents?

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 30 Aug 11

There's a lot of talk now in America about obese children. They say half of the children in America are obese because they eat too much of the wrong things and don't get enough exercise because they spend too much time in front of...

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parental rights

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Happy Meals are not to blame.

evets7 @evets7 (86) • United States 13 Nov 10

An organization is pushing to have Happy Meals removed from the menu. What your take?

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Can childhood obesity be considered a form of child abuse?

veromar @veromar (1453) • Argentina 26 Aug 10

Obesity is becoming a worldwide phenomenon, without a doubt. But is arresting parents because their children are obese the right way to deal with it? In most cases, there are many more factors involved. Case in...

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proper nutrition in childhood

societal responsibilities for nutrition

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they want to BAN fast food ads to help fight childhood obesity!

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 22 Nov 08

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27810947/ im sorry but i like to be able to see fast food ads! how will we know what is out etc? if they are going to over eat they WILL over eat!! they will dish up more at dinner or raid the pantry...

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television shows

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Being a couch potato

roshand8 @roshand8 (1478) • Sri Lanka 7 Aug 08

Does your kid put real meaning to being a couch potato? It's time to get moving.Childhood obesity rates getting higher these days.Don't let your child glue themselves to the computer screen,this wastes energy and precious...

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I'm hungry right now, I'm thinkin RAMEN NOODLES!!!

noreligion @noreligion (105) • United States 20 Jul 08

Hey everybody! I've been up real late and now my fat tummy is hungry. I just got done with a WHOLE BOX OF CANDY! Now I need some sodium, and lots of it. I've heard that yous can make lots of different stuffs with Ramen Noodles....

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Are parents the cause of obesity in childeren?

Alex42692 @Alex42692 (167) • United States 18 Jul 08

I've read in a few places that parents actually, without knowing it, brainwash their children into thinking junk food is good (leading to obesity). I remember when I got hurt on the playground or anywhere really, my mom or dad...

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Childhood Obesity

fitkids @fitkids (1) • United States 3 Mar 08

Fit Kids For Life, Inc., is a non-profit organization helping to fight against childhood obesity. We are working on a documentary to help bring awareness to this epidemic, we are looking to speak with children throughout the...

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non profit organization

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Kids will be dancing when they get video games in school :)

thinkingoutloud @thinkingoutloud (6127) • Canada 22 Jun 07

If you haven't heard this yet, it seems that all West Virginia schools are going to incorporate the video game "Dance Dance Revolution" (DDR) into their curriculum over the next two years. According to what I've read, they are...

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dance dance revolution

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Shrek do you think he's setting a bad image for our children?

SilentRose19 @SilentRose19 (1733) • United States 26 Apr 07

Thats what this advocacy group thinks about it, they think that he is teaching our everyone to be obese and to eat a lot of junk food. They are saying that he shouldn't be the spokesperson for childhood healthiness because he's...

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Childhood Obesity are school lunches to blame?

Rickrocks8 @Rickrocks8 (1751) • United States 12 Apr 07

Do you feel that our schools are contributing Childhood Obesity at the primary level? Just wondering what your thoughts and feelings are on this issue? I have to say that I think it is a real problem because our school uses so...

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Restricting Children's Diets

lauriefnp @lauriefnp (5109) • United States 16 Mar 07

We were having a discussion at work today about childhood obesity. In general, we were talking about how hard it is to restrict and monitor a child's diet when they are at school or go out with friends. This applies to a...

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dietary restrictions

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Public schools are to blame for obesity in children and must be abolished

Radicalpatriot @Radicalpatriot (665) • United States 11 Feb 07

In reality, it's not McDonald's or Jack-in-the-Box or Pizza Hut or any other fast-food outlet that is to blame for the rampant growth of childhood obesity. Public schools are to blame and here is why. Used to be that lots of...

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Do you think having children in child care centres makes them obese?

myslewis @myslewis (286) • Australia 20 Jan 07

My daughter and I discussed this last night - she recently returned to work and she has noticed that her 3 yo is no longer as physically active as he was when she was home. It never occurred to either of us that child care means...

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How do our modern day lifestyles effect the health of our children?

bobbily64 @bobbily64 (40) • United States 6 Jan 07

Our world is so full of new and exciting technologies and wonderful opportunities for families to experience things we never could have dreamed of as kids. It amazes me that we can be online and chat with people all around the...

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