Diseases - Obesity And Overweight
Breast Cancer Risks
Erika Edwards reports there isn't much women can to change some breast cancer risk factors, like increased age and certain genes. But a new report highlights environmental factors that can be changed to lower the risk for developing the disease.
Erika Edwards reports there isn't much women can to change some breast cancer risk factors, like increased age and certain genes. But a new report highlights environmental factors that can be changed to lower the risk for developing the disease.
Family Meals Could Curb Obesity
Eating more meals as a family could help curb obesity and improve nutrition among children.
Researchers say signs of childhood obesity could appear as early as nine months of age.
Baby Fat Can Be Sign of Obesity
Excessive weight gain in infancy may provide an early signal for childhood obesity.
The American Academy of Pediatrics blames television and computers for the bulk of the childhood obesity epidemic in this country.
Kids Inactivity Leading to Obesity
Michelle Franzen reports on a study by the NIH that shows the physical activity levels in children 9-15 years old are dropping, leading to health problems such as obesity and other life threatening disorders.
Prolonged Bottle Use Could Lead to Childhood Obesity
Prolonged bottle use increases the risk of obesity in children.
Some Overweight People Are Otherwise Perfectly Healthy
Researchers say adults who are overweight , but otherwise healthy, live just as long as their skinny friends.
Weightloss program for obese children combines education and physical workouts. It gets the parents involved as well. Kai Reed reports.
America continues to have a weight problem. New statistics from the Centers for Disease Control find the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. hasn't changed much in recent years -- and has actually risen among some groups.
