Your Healt Your Life - Enjoy Your Healthy Life
Ky., high in childhood obesity, fights it with better school meals, increased activity requirements and maybe help from Big Bird
KET program to feature citizens who work in three programs to improve the health of Kentucky children
The next episode of KET 's "Health Three60" series will be a program that features citizens who have made a difference in the...
Study says obese children (Kentucky's a leader in that) may have quadruple the risk of having high blood pressure as adults
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: Policy changes underway in Ky. to lower its very high childhood obesity rate
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and a number of policy changes are underway to combat the increasing trend of overw...
Community-based solutions to childhood obesity show signs of progress elsewhere; will Kentucky pick up on them?
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News For decades, researchers reported with alarm the increasing trend of overweight children in America, ...
Kids' excessive salty snacks are linked to obesity, high blood pressure; new limits on school vending items may help
As new research shows that America's child-obesity epidemic is linked to eating too many salty snacks, new federal regulations could en...
Summer lunch programs promote healthy eating habits for students, their families and the entire community
Parents should walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to healthy eating and exercise, study shows
W. Va. plans private-public model to provide school breakfast, improve child health, fight obesity; could this approach help Ky.?
New website for after-school programs promotes 'Drink Right, Move More and Snack Smart' to fight childhood obesity
To keep kids from getting fat, use smaller plates and portions, limit TV viewing and make sure they get 10 hours of sleep a night
Childhood obesity is linked to more immediate health problems than doctors formerly realized
Many Ky. parents don't realize children are overweight, or won't acknowledge it, but many report kids' poor health behavior
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child obesity,
childhood obesity,
children,
children's health,
exercise,
food,
nutrition,
poll,
screen time,
sleep,
soda,
soft drinks,
sugar
Children with TVs in their bedrooms are twice as likely to have extra fat, three times greater risk of heart disease and diabetes
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childhood obesity,
diabetes,
heart disease,
research,
television
British researchers say a simple calculation can predict likelihood of a baby's chance of becoming obese during childhood
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cardiovascular disease,
childhood obesity,
diabetes,
diet,
nutrition
One S.C. county serves as incubator for state's efforts to battle weight problems, with some good results
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childhood obesity,
diabetes,
heart disease,
nutrition,
obesity,
schools,
stroke,
sugar
Health coalition asks Nickelodeon to stop marketing sugary and fatty snacks to children
A coalition of health groups thinks maybe it's time to enlist SpongeBob in the childhood obesity fight. Earlier this week, the groups as...
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childhood obesity,
children's health,
diet,
nutrition,
pediatrics,
sugar,
television
Kentucky parents' overall perception of Kentucky children's health doesn't match the statistics, foundation survey finds
Many Kentucky parents' perception of their children's health doesn't match statistics, suggesting that many health problems are ...
Electric cooperatives' monthly magazine looks at the poor health of our state's children
Study finds kids get more fat and calories when they eat out
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childhood obesity,
nutrition,
pediatrics,
restaurants,
sugar
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Gov. Steve Beshear continues to be a major national cheerleader for the federal health-reform law, citing Kentucky examples in an op-ed piec...
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Almost a fourth of the inmates in Kentucky's prisons and jails have a mental-health issue, and it's part of a growing national probl...
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Humana , one of the three insurance companies offering individual health policies on the state's insurance exchange, will allow Kentuck...
