Obesity
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A Guide to Eating Healthy While Working in Healthcare
Meal prepping, having healthy snacks on hand, and not striving for perfection may help healthcare workers eat better.
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Several Skin Conditions More Likely in Children With Obesity
Investigators collected data on several skin conditions and comorbidities in a retrospective cohort study.
Letters from Maine
It’s the Television, Stupid
Television viewing needs to be near the top of our list when we’re doing a wellness evaluation.
Letters from Maine
The Future of Obesity
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Intensive Interventions Are Needed for High-BMI Youth
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Obesity and Cancer: Untangling a Complex Web
Is gaining weight later in life better or worse for cancer risk than being overweight or obese from a young age?
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Video Games Marketing Food Impacts Teens’ Eating
Ads during live-streaming platforms for video games were linked with desire to eat foods high in salt, sugar, or fat, study finds.
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Kids and Anti-Obesity Medications: Real-World Challenges
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Childhood Weight-Related Trauma Can Last into Adulthood
‘Internalised weight stigma’ happens when a person adopts negative obesity-related stereotypes.
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Will Changing the Term Obesity Reduce Stigma?
“Any obesity denomination is useful as long as the impact of comorbidities is taken into account.”
Letters from Maine
The Obesogenic Environment of Preschool and Day Care
Before we get too far down the obesity-is-a-disease pathway, we must take a closer look at the role the early care and early school milieu are...