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Professors publish book on preventing childhood obesity among preschoolers (Arkansas State University Herald)
Concern about a prominent American health crisis has prompted Dr. Diane Lawler-Prince and Dr. Jim Stillwell to co-author the recently published "Preventing Childhood Obesity: Helping Preschool Children Become Healthy and Fit." Lawler-Prince, chair of the Department of Teacher Education, said she wrote the book because obesity has become more widespread in the United States over the past few ...
Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity (AP via Yahoo! News)
A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.
Sector Snap: Obesity drug developers (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Obesity drug developers may have trouble getting drugs reimbursed by private and government health plans, though physicians will likely be enthusiastic about the treatments, said Lazard Capital Markets.
Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity (The Toledo Blade)
ATLANTA — A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads. A ban on such commercials would reduce the number of obese young children by 18 percent, and the number of obese older kids by 14 percent, researchers found. They also suggested that ending an advertising expense ...
Cutting Out Fast Food Ads Could Cut Back on Childhood Obesity (KSPR Springfield)
Researchers say cutting out the food commercials could cut back on childhood obesity. That’s what a new study published in this month's "journal of law and economics" is suggesting.
Work together to prevent childhood obesity (The Facts)
Parents and schools must act in tandem to reverse a childhood obesity epidemic, but not enough parents realize that.
Physicians Begin Clinical Study of Incision-Free Obesity Treatment (Newswise)
Physicians at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston's Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas have enrolled the first patient in Texas in a clinical trial that will examine the safety and effectiveness of an incision-free procedure to treat obesity.
Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity, study notes (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads. A ban on such commercials would reduce the number of obese young children by 18 percent, and the number of obese older kids by 14 percent, researchers found. They also suggested that ending an advertising expense tax ...
Ban on fast-food TV ads may cut obesity (American Psychological Association)
November 20, 2008 ATLANTA - A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study in the U.S. that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.
Childhood Obesity In The USA Would Be Reversed If Fast Food TV Advertising Were Banned, Says Study (Medical News Today)
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.
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