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Monday, March 9, 2015

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Pregnancy weight gain tilts scales for child becoming obese

Posted: 09 Mar 2015 07:34 AM PDT

For the first time, researchers studied the effects of gestational weight gain on childhood obesity risk among a multi-ethnic urban population. The researchers determined that excessive pregnancy weight gain was associated with greater overall and abdominal body fat in children and obesity at age seven. Excessive pre-pregnancy weight gain was associated with an increased risk of childhood ...

Pregnancy weight gain tilts the scales for child becoming obese

Posted: 09 Mar 2015 06:28 AM PDT

( Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health ) For the first time, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health studied the effects of gestational weight gain on childhood obesity risk among a multi-ethnic urban population. The researchers determined that excessive pregnancy weight gain was associated with greater overall and abdominal body fat in children and ...

Study shows strong link between adolescent obesity and high blood pressure

Posted: 09 Mar 2015 04:44 AM PDT

( Oxford University Press USA ) A recent study published in the American Journal of Hypertension has found that body mass index in healthy adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures and diastolic blood pressures, and highlights the significance of the global trend of rapidly increasing adolescent obesity.

Teen obesity 'strongly linked' to high blood pressure

Posted: 09 Mar 2015 01:43 AM PDT

A new study has shown strong link between adolescent obesity and high blood pressure.

Is there really a single ideal body shape for women?

Posted: 09 Mar 2015 12:52 AM PDT

This study suggests it could be even more complex than previously imagined.

Study finds that BMI in healthy adolescents has significant association with blood pressures

Posted: 08 Mar 2015 11:04 PM PDT

A recent study published in the American Journal of Hypertension has found that body mass index (BMI) in healthy adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP), and highlights the significance of the global trend of rapidly increasing adolescent obesity.

Weight Loss Program for Kids from Kurbo Health Helps Local Teen Beat Childhood Obesity Odds

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Kurbo, new digital weight loss program for kids and teens, licensed from Stanford's renowned pediatric obesity center, helped Gainesville teen reduce BMI and learn lifelong healthy eating habits benefiting the whole family

(PRWeb March 09, 2015)

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Study Shows Strong Link Between Adolescent Obesity and High Blood Pressure

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A recent study published in the American Journal of Hypertension has found that body mass index (BMI) in healthy adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP), and highlights the significance of the global trend of rapidly increasing adolescent obesity.

(PRWeb March 03, 2015)

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