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Archive - Apr 6, 2009

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Many adults feel that alcopops encourage underage drinking

Opening a tall cool beverage during the ball game or at a backyard cookout on a hot day is what families do.

Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with water reduces excess calorie consumption in kids

Replacing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with water could eliminate an average of 235 excess calories per day among children and adolescents, according to a study published in the Apr
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Studies investigate childhood obesity, diabetes and related conditions

Factors identified early in childhood could predict obesity in the teen years and beyond, and researchers continue to assess methods to prevent and treat excess weight gain and its consequences in chi
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Reducing sugar and increasing fiber intake may improve diabetes risk factors in Latino teens

Reducing sugar intake by the equivalent of one can of soda per day and increasing fiber intake by the amount equivalent to one half cup of beans per day appears to improve risk factors associated with
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Teen girls catching up to boys in prevalence of metabolic syndrome

There appears to be an increased awareness of the need to get our nation's youth moving and eating well-schools are taking a critical look at the meal options provided to students, and with the emerge
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Children with problems regulating their behavior more likely to become overweight preteens

Young children who do not display an ability to regulate their behavior or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward appear predisposed to gain extra weight by their pre-teen years, accor
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Children with low self-control more likely to become overweight preteens

Young children who do not display an ability to regulate their behavior or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward appear predisposed to gain extra weight by their pre-teen years, accor
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Childhood obesity prevalence differs among racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.

Obesity is twice as common in young American Indian/Native Alaskan children as it is in white and Asian children, according to new research offering the first nationally representative analysis of obe
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Complementary and alternative medicines can be safe, effective for kids

Today, more children than ever are being treated with complementary and alternative therapies.

Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. Expands Voluntary Recall of Pistachios (April 6)

Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.
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