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New study shows abdominal obesity and muscle weakness in 8-year-olds
The harmful combination of abdominal obesity and reduced muscle strength, also known as sarcopenic obesity, is already present in primary school children. T
Study shows any kind of breastfeeding helps lower BMI to prevent obesity
In a new research paper published in Advances in Nutrition, Dr. Miaobing (Jazzmin) Zheng, from Deakin University's Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), investigated how early nutrition can impact a baby's lifelong health, particularly their body mass index (BMI).
One in five children globally has excess weight
Based on 2,033 studies (154 different countries or regions; 45.9 million individuals), the researchers found that the overall prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents was 8.5 percent.
Economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is linked to increasing obesity rates in women
Obesity and excess weight gain, traditionally perceived as health issues predominantly affecting high-income countries, are now increasingly prevalent in low and middle-income regions.
Study looks at links between cognition, psychopathology, weight in preteens
Lower cognition and greater psychopathology at baseline are associated with increased weight gain for children entering adolescence, according to a research letter published June 3 in JAMA Pediatrics.