Science news articles about 'obese kids'

A fatty liver disease that is not well-known in overweight and obese children may be a precursor of cardiovascular disease, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ...

... healthy weight should take this into account." Compared to youth with healthy BMI's, overweight or obese kids were more likely to significantly underestimate their weight, which is the crux of the ...

... help kids lose weight? In the first study to look at the impact of literature on obese adolescents ... Researchers are looking at a variety of ways to help kids stay healthy, lose weight and be more active ...

It's no secret that reading is beneficial. But can it help kids lose weight? In the first study to look at the impact of literature on obese adolescents, researchers at Duke ...

... on the charts for 45-year-olds. "Vascular age was advanced the furthest in the children with obesity and high triglyceride levels, so the combination of obesity and high triglycerides should be a ...

... , researchers equated the "vascular age" to be 45 years old in these children. Obese children who have high triglycerides are the most likely to have prematurely aging arteries; these children should ...

... mass index to find kids with high cholesterol does not work well. There were many overweight and obese kids who had normal cholesterol, and there were a fair number of healthy-weight kids who had ...

Doctors have revealed that they don't have enough time or support to effectively identify and manage childhood obesity.