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For an All-Organic Formula, Baby, That’s Sweet
Amy Chase started feeding Similac Organic infant formula to her second son, Amos, as soon as he was born in November 2006.
“When I saw the organic at Publix, I bought it, no questions asked,” said Ms. Chase, a self-described “yoga mom” in Atlanta.
Like Ms. Chase, many American parents have rushed to embrace Similac Organic formula, […]
Childhood Obesity ‘levelling Off’ In France
France may be the first country in the EU to see signs of a levelling off in the national prevalence of childhood obesity, according to the results of two new surveys.
Although the studies show the prevalence of overweight was holding steady, the problem remained worse among the poorest children, where researchers found obesity rates were […]
Heart Disease Starts Early in Life
The path to heart disease begins in childhood, and that means preventive measures must be embraced by those at risk long before adulthood, researchers report.
Two of the biggest threats to heart health that trace back to childhood are prehypertension — blood pressure just below the official high blood pressure reading of 140/90 — and obesity.
Study: Over half of Americans on chronic medicines
For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.
The most widely used drugs are those to lower high blood pressure and cholesterol — problems often linked to heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
Breast-fed children found smarter
A new study provides some of the best evidence to date that breast-feeding can make children smarter, an international team of researchers said on Monday.
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Children whose mothers breast-fed them longer and did not mix in baby formula scored higher on intelligence tests, the researchers in Canada and Belarus reported.
Chewing the fat: New targets emerge for tackling obesity
New investigations into obesity may identify people with an inherited risk of weight gain, explain why crash diets often fail and address a danger period in childhood that leads to obesity in adult life.
Sifting through the genetic codes of 77,000 people, a British-led international team say they have found culprit variants in DNA near a […]
60 Percent of New Mothers Breast-fed Their Babies
About 77 percent of new mothers breast-feed their infants at least briefly, the highest rate seen in the United States in more than a decade, according to a government survey released on Wednesday.
In 1993 and 1994, just 60 percent of new mothers breast-fed their babies, but rates have been gradually rising ever since, according to […]
Children Health : Salt for Children Risk of High Blood Pressure and Obesity
Reducing the amount of salt that children eat could provide a short-cut to keeping them slim, British researchers reported on Wednesday.
They found that children who ate less salt drank fewer sugary soft drinks and could reduce their risk of high blood pressure and obesity.
Writing in the journal Hypertension, they said this could lower rates of […]
Type 2 Diabetes Takes Toll on Teens
With the incidence of type 2 diabetes and its complications among young people on the increase worldwide, aggressive measures are needed to treat and prevent the disease, two diabetes experts say.
Their article appears in the May 26 issue of The Lancet.
“The complications associated with adolescents’ type 2 diabetes seems to behave differently than in children […]