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Overeating Learned in Infancy, Study Suggests
May 22, 2013 — Research shows that clinical obesity at 24 months of age strongly traces back to infant feeding ... > full story -
Phthalates -- Chemicals Widely Found in Plastics and Processed Food -- Linked to Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Teens
May 22, 2013 — Plastic additives known as phthalates are odorless, colorless and just about everywhere: They turn up in flooring, plastic cups, beach balls, plastic wrap, intravenous tubing and the bodies of most ... > full story -
Dietary Advice on Added Sugar Is Damaging Our Health, Warns Heart Expert
May 21, 2013 — Dietary advice on added sugar is damaging our health, warns a cardiologist. He believes that "not only has this advice been manipulated by the food industry for profit but it is actually a risk ... > full story -
Aggressive Behavior Linked Specifically to Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Childhood
May 21, 2013 — Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their ... > full story -
Child Maltreatment Increases Risk of Adult Obesity
May 21, 2013 — Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36 percent more likely to be obese in adulthood compared to non-maltreated children, according to a new study. The authors estimate that the prevention or ... > full story -
Genetic Predictors of Postpartum Depression Uncovered
May 21, 2013 — Researchers say they have discovered specific chemical alterations in two genes that, when present during pregnancy, reliably predict whether a woman will develop postpartum ... > full story -
Asthma Symptoms Impair Sleep Quality and School Performance in Children
May 21, 2013 — The negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new ... > full story -
Early-Life Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Hyperactivity
May 21, 2013 — Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new ... > full story -
Gym Class Reduces Probability of Obesity, Study Finds for First Time
May 20, 2013 — Little is known about the effect of physical education on child weight, but a new study finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the ... > full story -
Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Is Associated With Respiratory Infection in Young Children
May 20, 2013 — Living near a major roadway during the prenatal period is associated with an increased risk of respiratory infection developing in children by the age of 3, according to a new ... > full story
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