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Raising awarenss of childhood obesity
Raising awarenss of childhood obesity
Molly Yatso Butz (Photo: file)September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and while the dangers of childhood obesity are well chronicled, many families need support changing their children's habits with the ultimate goal of improving health.This is why the Oshkosh Community YMCA — a leading community-based organization dedicated to improving health—wants families to understand the dangers of childhood obesity and ways to reverse course through improved eating habits and increased physical activity.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has more than tripled in children and adolescents over the past 30 years.
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Is childhood antibiotic use linked to obesity in later ages?
Is childhood antibiotic use linked to obesity in later ages?
(Source: Pixabay) (Source: Pixabay)As the obesity rate continues to skyrocket in the US, scientists across the country are combing the health records of 1.6 million kids to determine if childhood antibiotic use causes weight gain later in life."We know that childhood obesity is not only caused by genes, an unhealthy diet and too little activity, but likely the combination of several complex factors — one of which may be the frequent use of antibiotics at a young age," said one of the researchers Ihuoma Eneli, Professor at Ohio State University, in the US."We have biological and statistical data that suggest there may be a connection, but we are looking for answers that can help us better understand this relationship and guide clinical practice in a way that will truly reduce a child's risk for becoming obese," she said in a university statement.
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Swelling obesity rates may be tied to childhood antibiotic use
Swelling obesity rates may be tied to childhood antibiotic use
As the obesity rate continues to skyrocket, scientists are combing the health records of 1.6 million kids to determine if childhood antibiotic use causes weight gain later in life."We know that childhood obesity is not only caused by genes, an unhealthy diet and too little activity, but likely the combination of several complex factors -- one of which may be the frequent use of antibiotics at a young age," said one of the researchers Ihuoma Eneli, Professor at Ohio State University, in the US."We have biological and statistical data that suggest there may be a connection, but we are looking for answers that can help us better understand this relationship and guide clinical practice in a way that will truly reduce a child's risk for becoming obese," she said in a university statement.
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