Snacks, in particular, play a role in childhood obesity, which is growing even faster than obesity in adults.
Research by Unicef, the United Nations Children's Fund in 2007 assessed the well-being of children in the UK as the worst in Europe, and in Wales there are record levels of children growing up in poverty, childhood obesity and substance abuse and pregnancy in young teens.
Mississippi is one of several states and cities to show decreases in childhood obesity.
But our goal is to end the epidemic of childhood obesity in a generation.
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Over the past three decades, rates of childhood obesity in this country have tripled.
States like California, and cities like New York and Philadelphia, have also seen measurable declines in childhood obesity.
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We spoke to a paediatrician specialising in childhood obesity who treats primary school children with heart problems and diabetes.
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This is a free, bilingual program targeting childhood obesity in the Latino community.
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We are trying to end the epidemic of childhood obesity in a generation.
And that's precisely the kind of determination, the kind of commitment that we need to address the epidemic of childhood obesity in this country.
Britain has the highest climbing rate of childhood obesity in Europe.
However, will it really make a dent in childhood obesity?
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To address the rise in childhood obesity that puts our young people at greater risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and cancer during adulthood, First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move!
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity in the U.S. has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years.
Again, we know this is ambitious, but we also know that tackling the issue of accessibility and affordability is key to achieving the overall goal of solving childhood obesity in this generation.
Communities on the Move video challenge, which invited faith and community leaders to share their stories about their efforts to promote wellness and solve the problem of childhood obesity in their communities.
Prof Paul Gately, a specialist in childhood obesity at Leeds Metropolitan University, said a tool like this would help the NHS target specific people at risk rather than the "scattergun one-size-fits-all approach, which we know does not work".
Even maintaining just one of the routines--all of which, on their own, have been linked to a lower risk of childhood obesity in previous studies--lowered the odds that a child would be obese by about 25 percent, the study found.
To end this epidemic of childhood obesity in Indian Country, LMIC brings together federal agencies, communities, nonprofits, corporate partners, schools and tribes to focus on four areas: early childhood development, healthy learning communities, physical activity and increasing access to affordable, healthy foods.
Of particular concern in light of the current childhood obesity epidemic is the increased use in children, especially teens and young adults.
But we also know this -- that over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled.
The sustainable transport group Sustrans Cymru said the bill was a practical response to high childhood obesity rates in Wales.
Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese.
This bi-partisan legislation will significantly enhance the quality of food for our children for generations to come and is a dramatic step forward in reducing childhood obesity.
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They are seeing the effects of what everyone on this floor has talked about, in terms of childhood obesity, and they're ready to make some changes.
In remarks at an elementary school near Jackson, the first lady cited new research showing that childhood obesity rates among elementary school pupils in the state had declined by 13.3 percent between 2005 and 2011.
Childhood obesity affects their safety in matters beyond child seats and ill-fitting school furniture.
The First Minister said the launch of Health Challenge Wales last week will, in particular, challenge childhood obesity.
After reading an editorial by Lindsey Murtagh and David Ludwig, Katz comes to the conclusion that, in cases of extreme childhood obesity, the state should be prepared to take children away from their parents.
The issue of childhood obesity often makes the headlines in newspapers, with lots of stories warning about the high levels of fat, salt and sugar in some foods and drinks.
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