Childhood Obesity News discussed the publication of Mrs. Obama’s book, American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America, which received a lot of publicity when it first became available, and continues to do so. Just a couple of weeks ago, the First Lady was a guest on a TV show […]
Twin Epidemics: Childhood Obesity and Diabetes, Part 3
November 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s National Diabetes Month, 2012. In the effort to solve diabetes and childhood obesity, why do we look at research based on data collected in 2005 and even farther back in time? Because to a certain extent, that’s how it is in any kind of study. It has to be set up, the plans have […]
Twin Epidemics: Childhood Obesity and Diabetes, Part 2
November 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When generalized statements are made about diabetes, it pretty much means Type 2, because 9/10ths (maybe more) of the patients are afflicted by Type 2. A recently released study by the Centers for Disease Control found that in some American cities, diabetes has doubled. If that sounds alarming, try this: “China Diabetes Triples Creating $3.2 […]
Twin Epidemics: Childhood Obesity and Diabetes
November 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
In the realm of childhood obesity research, one of the big perplexing mysteries is the relationship between childhood obesity and diabetes. What exactly is going on there? How do cause and effect apply? Is it a vicious cycle? Take the United States. “Dramatic increases” is the term used by Reuters correspondent Julie Steenhuysen to describe […]
Obesity and Food Addiction Terminology Roundup
October 16, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Language matters. There is an obesity epidemic, and there is nothing wrong with calling it that.
Childhood Obesity and the World Wide Web
October 10, 2017 By Leave a Comment
The capacity of various social media platforms to play a positive role in affecting the rate of childhood obesity is enormous.
Questions of Terminology for Obesity and Addiction
September 28, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Since disordered overeating so often leads to obesity — why isn’t obesity considered a psychological problem — and an eating disorder?
Functional Medicine and Obesity
September 22, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Trauma and epidemics are different from chronic illness because nothing is more subjective than chronic illness, and every case is rife with individual factors.
Obesity Villain Suspect — BPA
August 17, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Studies show that Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor and contributes to the childhood obesity epidemic.
Obesity, Quality of Life, and China’s One Child Policy
August 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Are Chinese kids obese? Are they miserable? Some recent studies looked at the consequences of China’s One Child Policy.
