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Sunday, 13 May 2007 |
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The weight loss mantra of UAB's (University of Alabama at Birmingham) EatRight Weight Management system is 'reduce calories and increase exercise'. But new research from EatRight suggests that for those who have been successful at losing weight, reducing calories is an effective way to keep weight off, especially when it is difficult to find time to exercise. [click link for full article]
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Sunday, 13 May 2007 |
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Shape Up Somerville: Eat Smart. Play Hard.? a community-based environmental change intervention to prevent obesity in culturally diverse, early elementary school children reduced weight gain over one school year. The multi-faceted program was designed and implemented by researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and the Tufts University School of Medicine in close collaboration with the community. [click link for full article]
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Saturday, 12 May 2007 |
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Shape Up Somerville: Eat Smart. Play Hard.? a community-based environmental change intervention to prevent obesity in culturally diverse, early elementary school children reduced weight gain over one school year. The multi-faceted program was designed and implemented by researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and the Tufts University School of Medicine in close collaboration with the community. [click link for full article]
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Saturday, 12 May 2007 |
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Physicians and registered dietitians who are trained in a new communication method called motivational interviewing may be able to help families change lifestyle behaviors, according to a study by a pediatrician at Brenner Children's Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.Robert Schwartz, M.D., and colleagues conducted a nonrandomized clinical trial in which they asked 91 families about their dietary habits and lifestyle choices. [click link for full article]
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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With all the extra free-time that comes with summer vacation, Temple University pediatrician Andrea McCoy offers several tips to keep children active and avoid sedentary behavior during their extended break. Snacking and Screen Time Can Lead to Obesity Pediatrician Andrea McCoy advises parents to be mindful of snacking and screen time; that is, time in front of the television, computer and video games. [click link for full article]
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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Columbia researchers have uncovered a critical age when many inner city children become overweight or obese: between the ages of 1 and 3 years old.In a chart review of 1,713 children ages 1-5 years living in inner-city neighborhoods of New York City, they found that the risk of being overweight or obese significantly increased with each successive year of age, with the biggest increases in prevalence between the ages of 1 and 3 years. [click link for full article]
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