N.C. children in rural counties, high poverty schools face obesity risk : eurekalert

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N.C. children in rural counties, high poverty schools face obesity risk

N.C. children in rural counties, high poverty schools face obesity risk

Students living in rural counties are 1.25 times more likely to be obese than city-dwellersDURHAM, N.C. -- North Carolina children who live in rural counties or attend high poverty schools are more likely to be obese, a newly published study finds.The research, available online this week in the Journal of School Health, analyzed Body Mass Index data from 74,665 third through fifth grade students from 317 urban and rural schools.The researchers looked at whether the socioeconomic and racial composition of a school affected the likelihood of children being obese.


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C-section may increase risk of childhood obesity

C-section may increase risk of childhood obesity

Babies delivered via C-section may be at an increased risk for childhood obesity.Researchers analyzed more than 1,400 full-term deliveries, nearly 60-percent gave birth by C-section, the rest were obese moms who delivered vaginally.Kids who were born by C-section were found to have an increased risk of being overweight or obese.


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4 Your Health: C-section babies at risk for obesity - KVOA

4 Your Health: C-section babies at risk for obesity - KVOA

Tucson- How a child comes in to the world could determine if they will struggle with their weight.Researchers at Johns Hopkins followed over 14-hundred babies born at full term.C-section delivered children were 40 percent more likely to become overweight or obese than those born vaginally, especially if the mother was also overweight.