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Helping North Dakota Tackle Childrens Obesity

Helping North Dakota Tackle Childrens Obesity

North Dakota health experts warn that, due to a rise in childhood obesity, the next generation could live shorter lives than their parents.(iStockphoto)BISMARCK, N.D. - September is National Childhood Obesity Month, and North Dakota health experts say today's young people could become the first generation to live shorter lives than their parents.According to the American Heart Association, one in three children is obese or at risk for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, diseases that used to only affect adults.


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Texas Researchers Create An Obesity Genome Registry To Tackle a Weighty Problem – Houston Public Media

Texas Researchers Create An Obesity Genome Registry To Tackle a Weighty Problem – Houston Public Media

Texas has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation.One in three Texas adults is considered obese.Now, San Antonio researchers are using South Texas volunteers to collect an obesity genome registry.


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Latino Kids Need More Play Space Access to Tackle Obesity Rates

Latino Kids Need More Play Space Access to Tackle Obesity Rates

Children in Latino communities have far less access to green and play spaces than children in white neighborhoods, and higher obesity rates than their white and black counterparts.But there are simple solutions that communities can take, according to Salud America!, an organization that advocates for childhood obesity prevention.Dr. Amelie Ramirez, a Mexican-American health researcher at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has tracked these trends and says there are ways to tackle the rising rates, especially among Hispanic children.