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Arkansas researchers get $9.4M to study childhood obesity

Arkansas researchers get $9.4M to study childhood obesity

Scale, ThinkstockLITTLE ROCK, Ark.(AP) - The Arkansas Children's Research Institute says it will create a center for the study of childhood obesity, thanks to a $9.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.The grant will create the ACRI Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention and will support its creation and operation for the next five years.


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Institute to study obesity in kids

Institute to study obesity in kids

The research institute at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock has been awarded a grant providing $9.4 million over five years to support research on childhood obesity, hospital officials said Monday.The money will be used to create the Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention, which will support research projects by four "junior investigators" from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and other universities and organizations on topics such as environmental factors or steps taken during pregnancy that can affect a child's chances of becoming obese.The center will also provide additional laboratory and statistical staff members and equipment to support the obesity research at the Arkansas Children's Research Institute, where the center will be housed.


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Children's packed lunches are helping to fuel obesity timebomb as study reveals hidden health dangers

Children's packed lunches are helping to fuel obesity timebomb as study reveals hidden health dangers

There could he hidden health dangers lurking in your child's packed lunchMillions of children face an obesity "time bomb" due to the high sugar content of their packed lunches.The largest study of its kind has found chocolate biscuits, crisps and sugary drinks are still staples of lunchboxes.And a typical packed lunch serves up more than a six-year-old's entire daily sugar limit, according to research released by the Children's Food Trust today.


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CDC releases results from a 20-year obesity study

CDC releases results from a 20-year obesity study

SAN ANTONIO - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study showing obesity is on the rise.A local obesity expert, Dr. Anthony Comuzzie, said fighting obesity is not really a vanity thing, it's about serious illness.Commuzie, a scientist in genetics at Texas Biomedical Research Institute, issued a statement warning about long-term health issues related to obesity, saying, "In general the U.S. population is continuing to gain weight at a fairly rapid rate, and such an increase does not bode well for the overall health of the nation.