Recent Posts Tagged With 'short sleep duration linked to childhood obesity'

• Grab Some Health News: Blueberry supplement shows promise for hepatitis C | Parents responsible for childhood obesity | DHEA and stress response

  Posted on Saturday August 8th, 2009 at 15:46 in short sleep duration linked to childhood obesity, blueberry supplement could treat hepatitis c, dhea and stress

  Blueberry leaves can fight hepatitis CResults of a new study show the blueberry leaves can help fight against hepatitis C. The leaves of blueberry contain a powerful compound that prevents the virus from reproducing. Hepatitis C affects 200 million p...

• Green Spaces Help Children Fight Obesity

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 17:44 in short sleep duration linked to childhood obesity, quality study, parks and reacreational areas keep children active., green spaces help children fight obesity

  Green spaces, such as parks and recreation areas may go a long way in helping children fight obesity. When green spaces are found in proximity to homes, children remain more active. A recent study addresses just such an approach, that may help reduce...

• Targeted Books for Children can Help Tackle Obesity

  Posted on Sunday October 5th, 2008 at 09:59 in self image for children, short sleep duration linked to childhood obesity, targeted reading can help tackle childhood obesity

  Sarah Armstrong, MD, director of Duke's Healthy Lifestyles Program says giving your child the right kind of novel to read can help fight obesity. Sixteen percent of children, age 6 to 19, are overweight or obese – a state of affairs that led Duke r...

• New Research Links Gene Variance to Childhood Obesity

  Posted on Tuesday July 29th, 2008 at 18:38 in short sleep duration linked to childhood obesity, appetite behavior in children linked to gene variant, research finds genetic obesity clue in children, sfto snp (rs9939609

  In the past few years, scientists have speculated about the role of genes and obesity. We have learned that genetic variances can be found in obese populations, but have not yet completely found good use of that knowledge.According to a new study, ...

• Screening Children for Cholesterol – Obesity Epidemic Spurs New Guidelines

  Posted on Tuesday July 8th, 2008 at 09:52 in short sleep duration linked to childhood obesity, heart disease risk in children, screening children for cholesterol – new guidelines, cholesterol medication for children

  © Photographer: Vladacanon | Agency: Dreamstime.comThe obesity epidemic in children has reached such grand proportions that the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines for managing the health of children. The prospect of treating a...

• Sleep Deprived Infants at Risk for Obesity

  Posted on Sunday April 13th, 2008 at 11:11 in self image for children, sleep deprived infants at risk for obesity, short sleep duration linked to childhood obesity, pre-school obesity linked to lack of sleep in infancy

  Infants who sleep less than twelve hours a day may be at risk for pre-school obesity, according to a study published in the April issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The study was prompted in hopes of targeting ”prevention in...