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Run, Baby, Run
 This piece in this weekend's New York Times is sure to irk some know-it-all parents. Although none of my kids are nearly as competitive as these two girls, my middle dude has done trail runs (he beat me at the last one we did in June) and recently...
Tags: The New York Times, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Local Event For "Worldwide Day Of Play"
In conjunction with Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play, Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk will offer a free day of dun on Saturday, October 6th. Â Activities will include outdoor games, interactive sports and live performances by jugglers,...
Tags: Nickelodeon (tv network)
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More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says
More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say. The study provides some of the first evidence of a causal effect between gym and childhood obesity. It is to be published...
Tags: Science and Technology, Body Mass Index, Health Organizations, Weight, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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People choose larger portions of ‘healthy' foods
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People will choose larger portions of food if they are labeled as being "healthier," even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new study. "People think (healthier food) is lower in calories," said Pierre...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Food Industry, Salads, Healthy Diet
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity
Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...
Tags: Social Sciences, ADHD, Body Mass Index, Weight, Culture
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What do we eat? New food map will tell us
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has...
Tags: National Government, Nestle SA, Elections, Dwayne Johnson, Chocolate Milk
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Letters to the editor: Bars, term limits, and obesity
The Orlando Sentinel has published several articles and editorials regarding the proposal to increase both the volume and the hours for Orlando's downtown bars. Reacting to outcry from downtown residents, the proposal to increase the outside decibels...Tags: Memorial Day, Orlando Hotels, Orlando, Holidays, Weight
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Editorial: Worry about food stamp growth, not junk food
Is there any human impulse stronger than the urge to tell others what not to eat? Fast food, red meat, white bread, trans fats, sugary cereals, processed foods, salty snacks, fried anything, refined grains, hydrogenated oils, preservatives, artificial...Tags: Heart Disease, Diabetes, Nutrition, Health Insurance Cost, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who don't have the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed...Tags: ADHD, Diabetes, Family, Symptoms, Social Sciences
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No Food Revolution, but many Alabamians stress the benefits of healthy eating
The Anniston StarCook it, share it, live it -- those were the actions Food Revolution Day encouraged people to focus on this year. There were more than 1,000 events held on Friday, this year's global day of revolution -- 531 public activities and 500 private. However,...Tags: Food Industry, Healthy Diet, Nutrition, Weight, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Lifestyle change may ease heart risk from job stress
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being under stress at work is tied to a higher risk of heart problems, new research confirms - but putting down the beer bottle and going for a walk may help. Researchers found that job strain - defined as having a lot of...Tags: Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Brooklyn (New York City), Health and Safety at Work
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BMI measuring in schools proves weighty issue
Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Evanston
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May 17, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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