Healthy Habits, Happy Homes
An in-home intervention program initiated by Massachusetts General Hospital slightly reduced the risk of childhood obesity for the participating families.
Smoking, Overeating, Other Bad Habits, and the Government
The McKinsey Global Institute came up with 74 intervention levers in which the obesity epidemic is believed to be vulnerable to pressure.
Stress, Apnea, Inertia, and Habits
Insufficient or poor sleep causes fatigue and stress. This may result in comfort or stress eating, more weight gain, and more stress.
Emotions and Habit
Studies show that a person’s emotional state affects taste perception, and stressed people crave sweets more intensely than those in a positive frame of mind.
Healthy Weight Maintenance Boosted by Habit
To achieve durable change and sustained weight loss, kids need a lot of buttressing, a lot of outside support, and what’s more, they need the right kind of support. Anything that sounds like nagging will be rebuffed and have the opposite effect from what was intended. The far future is hard enough to deal with, […]
Singapore Addresses Eating Habits
As Childhood Obesity News has been discussing, the city-state of Singapore is quite serious about lowering its childhood obesity rate, and is pursuing that goal with a two-pronged strategy. One prong is more physical fitness for all citizens — regardless of their age or what kind of shape they’re already in — because exercise can […]
When Bad Habits Happen to Good Parents
Suzanne Cullen brought to Dr. Pretlow’s attention an interesting website, Aupair.org, for professionals who take care of other people’s children, and for parents who want to take care of their own children like pros. Childhood obesity is only one of its areas of interest. An article called “10 Bad Eating Habits Parents Often Teach their […]
Unlocking the Potential of GLP-1 Agonists Beyond Diabetes and Weight Loss
The pharmaceutical industry is eagerly investigating new applications for GLP-1s, but the real opportunity lies in precision medicine.
A Vagus Nerve Review
The vagus nerve connects the brain to the heart, lungs, digestive tract, and several other entities. Why is it so important?
Why Is the Most Recommended Childhood Obesity Treatment Not Readily Available?
For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely endorsed treatment — behavioral counseling — is out of reach. Here’s why.