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Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: U.S. study - Tehran Times

But the team at the National Bureau of Economic Research questioned whether it would be practical to impose that kind of government regulation -- something only Sweden, Norway and Finland have done. ""We have known for some time that childhood ...

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'Older' arteries found in overweight kids - Billings Gazette

NEW ORLEANS - Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside. "As the old saying goes, you're as ...

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Fast-food ad ban reduces overweight kids - Redorbit.com

A ban on fast-food ads in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, U.S. researchers said. Shin-Yi Chou of Lehigh University, Inas Rashad of Georgia State University and Michael Grossman of City ...

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Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts - Eflux Media

A new study demonstrates that banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children and teens by 14 percent. Previous studies have shown that fast food products combined with a sedentary ...

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TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say - Blueridgenow.com

Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S. by 18 percent and decrease the number of overweight teens by 14 percent, economists have estimated in a new study. The ...

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Researchers Link TV Ads With Childhood Obesity - Eflux Media

A new study found a connection between fast-food television advertisements and childhood obesity. The study, published in the November issue of The Journal of Law and Economics, is partially based on several years of government survey data from the ...

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Weight Loss Experts Host Free Webinar for Families Struggling with ... - dBusinessNews.com

Children in North Carolina continue to tip the scales with nearly 34 percent classified as overweight or obese, ranking the state as the fifth highest in the country for childhood obesity (1). In response to pleas for help, a leading weight loss ...

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Schools focus on fitness for life - Troy Record

TROY — Gym class has certainly changed from the days of dodge ball and rope climbing competitions. Youngsters in the Enlarged City School District of Troy are participating in hiking trips and even bowling as part of their physical education to ...

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