NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Obama-appointed judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort on Monday to let a handful of states ban SNAP recipients from using food stamps to buy soda, candy and other sugary products. “Amid a chronic disease epidemic, President Trump was elected with a resounding mandate to Make America … Read more
Childhood and teen obesity rates have soared to record highs with about 1 in 5 living with obesity. The FDA has approved GLP-1 drugs for weight loss among kids 12 and older. Dr. Rachel Pessah-Pollack explains the risks and benefits, who may be a candidate and more. Source link
In 1970, about 1 in 20 children were affected by obesity; today, it’s 1 in 5, with diet and exercise both key factors in the increase. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook looks at programs aimed at helping kids get healthy the old-fashioned way, by eating right and exercising, while helping decrease the … Read more
If fast-food jingles were multiplication tables, perhaps we’d all be good at math. In the meantime, those ads sure are stuck in the brains of kids. The marketing of ultra-processed food, which accounts for more than 60 percent of calories for children, has coincided with a dramatic increase in childhood obesity across the United States. … Read more