Read more childhood obesity stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/975/childhood-obesity.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:02:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74651/home-daycare-turns-kids-into-couch-potatoes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChildren in home-based daycare watch far more TV than kids in formal child-care centers, with preschoolers averaging as much as 3.4 hours a day. The numbers in a new survey haven't changed much from stats recorded in previous years, which the researchers say they find "disconcerting, given the intervening...http://www.newser.com/story/74651/home-daycare-turns-kids-into-couch-potatoes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:35:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72520/worst-cereals-are-most-heavily-marketed-to-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCereals marketed to kids are drastically less nutritious than those pitched to adults, despite industry promises to clean up its act, finds a new study from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The study confirms what a quick glance at the cereal aisle would tell you: Cereals aimed...http://www.newser.com/story/72520/worst-cereals-are-most-heavily-marketed-to-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 10:26:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72307/michelle-hits-142-at-hula-hoops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe president isn't the only Obama with impressive hoops prowess: Michelle managed 142 swivels of a hula hoop yesterday during a "healthy kids fair" on the White House lawn. Jumping rope double dutch? Not so much. The first lady also gave a pep talk about eating right to about 100...http://www.newser.com/story/72307/michelle-hits-142-at-hula-hoops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 2:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71487/obese-4-month-old-denied-insurance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Colorado couple is baffled that their baby has been denied health insurance coverage because of a preexisting condition: obesity. “I could understand if we could control what he's eating,” says the boy’s father. “But he's 4 months old. He's breast-feeding. We can't put him on the Atkins diet.” An...http://www.newser.com/story/71487/obese-4-month-old-denied-insurance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 14:04:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66002/in-us-gym-class-injuries-up-150-in-past-decade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican kids are suffering 150% more injuries in gym class than a decade ago, the AP reports. Over that period, a study found, there has been a renewed emphasis on physical-education class as a way to inculcate students with healthy habits and prevent obesity. But the increase in injuries may...http://www.newser.com/story/66002/in-us-gym-class-injuries-up-150-in-past-decade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 16:52:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64335/pill-may-slash-body-weight-by-a-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA drug that cut the body weight of mice by 25% is raising hopes for humans, the Daily Telegraph reports. The rodents lost 42% of their fat mass after a week, with even more powerful effects seen over a month. The pill combines hormones that have been found to weaken...http://www.newser.com/story/64335/pill-may-slash-body-weight-by-a-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 14:15:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64168/fat-kids-dupe-docs-rig-pedometers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers couldn't understand why the pedometers they had attached to obese children showed they got plenty of exercise—until they realized they were counting dog steps, reports the BBC. Several of the London 11- and 12-year-olds taking part in the study simply attached the devices to their pets' collars.http://www.newser.com/story/64168/fat-kids-dupe-docs-rig-pedometers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 9:49:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60373/gain-less-pregnancy-weight-if-obese-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagObese women should gain between 11-20 pounds when pregnant, new guidelines urge; the figure is about half what’s recommended for women of normal weight, HealthDay News reports, and reflect concerns about the effect of rising obesity rates on mother and child.http://www.newser.com/story/60373/gain-less-pregnancy-weight-if-obese-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 14:44:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55476/20-of-4-year-olds-already-obese-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA striking new study says almost 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obese. Researchers were surprised to see differences by race at so early an age. Obesity is more common in Hispanic and...http://www.newser.com/story/55476/20-of-4-year-olds-already-obese-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 19:08:17 CDT