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She placed the plate of fruit and juice on my desk recognizing my defiance and said, “If you want to be healthy and strong, you have to eat healthy and strong foods. With the rise of childhood obesity in record numbers over the past three years, it’s time to breathe life back into that phrase and to truly take to heart the importance of being aware of what we consume day to day. Take steps to introduce you children to all aspects of cooking and the fundamentals of navigating the kitchen by getting them involved in the process. Give your children the ability to be empowered and the option to make the best choice in deciding where and what to eat. Of course what we often don’t realize is that 1) We pass that behavior on to our kid and 2) We often, in an emotional rush and dislike of the process of shopping, choose what’s easiest and not what is best. Chewing properly is the only way to grind up your food so that it is small enough to allow the rest of your digestive system to extract as many of the available nutrients as possible. Read Childhood Obesity

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The executive director of schools in the central west, Rowena Arthur, says a new Smart Moves policy will be introduced in an effort to combat childhood obesity. She says the latest figures list one child in five as overweight or obese, and the new strategy will involve exercise for both primary and secondary students. Doctor Kirsten Price from the Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association says students who eat well also do better in class. Meanwhile State Education Minister Rod Welford says 480,000 state school students will be returning to school from today, including the first 54,000 prep students set to attend a full year. Mr Welford says the full year of prep will accelerate students’ development through a play-based program created to improve numeracy and literacy. Read Childhood Obesity

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Led by the University of Bremen, Bremen Institute of Prevention Research and Social Medicine (BIPS), the IDEFICS-Study (’Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants’) will also develop, implement and assess specific activities for neutralising the obesity epidemic. The difference between the IDEFICS study and past studies, says Professor Ahrens, is that for the first time in Europe it will be possible to assess and compare the factors putting children at risk of obesity in nine European states. Professor Ahrens underlines that children will be the biggest benefactors from the study and the Intervention Programme, ‘in the sense that healthy eating, sports activities and relaxation are embedded in their lifestyle. Seventeen of the 23 partners represent research institutes and universities, and six are SMEs, whose ‘experience ranges from media expertise in science transfer and its use on the Internet and TV, via the development of new technology (accelerometers) and the application of innovative laboratory methods’, he says. Read Childhood Obesity

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She said of the increasing number of children with Type 2 diabetes who are patients at the clinic, all are obese. However, if consuming a lot of sweets causes obesity, that condition can lead to Type 2 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Caused by a problem with the body’s immune system, it usually starts when the child is younger than 10, and can begin as early as 18 months of age, Juliano said. However, anyone who is obese, regardless of age, is at risk for getting Type 2, according to the the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC). During the past three decades, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2 to 5 years and adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, and it has more than tripled for children aged 6 to 11 years, the CDC states. A child with Type 2 may feel just fine, but hyperglycemia is a strain on the body and can cause problems later on, according to the ADA. Read Childhood Obesity

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HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/26/08 — A Democratic lawmaker in New Mexico wants to tax televisions and video games to raise funds to fight childhood obesity and improve education in the state, officials said Friday. According to newsletter LBN Alert, the bill, introduced by state legislator Gail Chesey, is backed by grassroots environmental group, the Sierra Club, “The bill proposes levying a one-percent excise tax on the purchase of TVs, video games and video game equipment and would create the ‘Leave No Child Inside’ fund to receive those revenues,” said Michael Casaus of the Sierra Club. The author and sponsors of the bill, who include dozens of other organizations besides the Sierra Club, according to Casaus, expect to raise four million dollars a year through the tax. According to a study cited by backers of the bill, hands-on, outdoor study leads to better grades among students, including in mathematics and science. Read Childhood Obesity

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The CD Rom will be distributed to some 800 health workers in the West Midlands, including health visitors and school nurses. It hopes to offer nurses a “one-stop shop” for information about childhood obesity with links to websites, resources, journals and training programmes and courses. The venture will also provide practical help, such as how to advise cooking healthy meals on a low budget. Its creators hope the CR Rom will be a networking source that promotes a preventative approach. Read Childhood Obesity

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The research, led by University of Leicester Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Kamlesh Khunti, was conducted against the background of knowledge that escalating rates of childhood obesity are likely to have an impact on the incidence of coronary heart disease and type-2 diabetes. People of South Asian origin living in Western countries are at greater risk of developing type-2 diabetes and coronary heart disease due to higher levels of insulin resistance, which may begin in childhood. Pupils with limited money to spend on food seemed reluctant to try new foods and saw less healthy options such as chips as better value for money than fruit in terms of satisfying their hunger. Identifying ways to reverse this proved difficult in all participating schools and the changes resulting from the research partnerships therefore proved to be quite modest. Read Childhood Obesity

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The government has pledged £372m to tackle the child obesity issue in the UK, including £75m for a campaign to “empower parents to make changes to their children’s diet and increase levels of physical activity”. The government said it will not be a campaign telling people how to raise their children, but a “movement” to which parents, commercial partners and the third sector can contribute. A healthy food code of good practice is also to be developed by the government, in conjunction with the food and drink industry, with the aim of developing a single, simple method of labelling foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar. The start of Ofcom’s review of restrictions on the advertising of junk food to children will also be brought forward to the summer, the government announced today. The government also announced that a working group will be set up in conjunction with the entertainment and technology industries to “ensure that they continue to develop tools to allow parents to manage the time that their children spend watching TV or playing sedentary games, online and much more widely”. The UK has the highest number of sexually active children aged 15 and under in western Europe, according to an MP who wants to give parents the right to know before their child has an abortion or receives contraception. Read Childhood Obesity

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A fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine and author of numerous journal articles on sport medicine and physical fitness, Keller has examined the relationship between physical inactivity and the development of obesity in children. Ray Cali , a 25-year veteran of teaching mathematics and physical education in the Rochester City School System, will discuss the approaches to childhood obesity from the physical and health education points of view. Fasano is the leader of the YMCA’s pilot CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) program, which incorporates the recommended amount of daily exercise into the YMCA’s existing programs for children. The symposium named in his honor is part of a recently established partnership between the divinity school and Ithaca College that draws upon the respective strengths and histories of the two institutions. In October 2006, the school formally became the home campus for the Rochester component of Ithaca’s physical therapy program, in which students spend the summer prior to their junior year and conduct all of their graduate study in affiliation with the University of Rochester and Strong Memorial Hospital. Read Childhood Obesity

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The Butte County Collaborative for Childhood Obesity Prevention will bring together people who work with children, parents and relatives, community officials and others concerned with the problem of obesity in kids ages 0 to 5 years. How to stay up-to-date on current and upcoming research, funding, legislation, and trainings through monthly newsletters; and to be a voice for young children. Early childhood educators, home visitors and social workers and health providers will also be a part of the collaborative. OPT (Overweight Prevention and Treatment) for Fit Kids is a lifestyle program put together for children and their families. By using nutrition education for youngsters and their families, a public awareness campaign and education in the schools, OPT addresses the problem of overweight children in Butte County. To register for the meeting, or to find out about the new collaborative, contact Michele Buran at 898-4318 or mburan@scnac. Read Childhood Obesity

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