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  2. Childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult, the diagnosis of obesity is often based on BMI.

  3. Obesity in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    There are expected to be 11 million more obese adults in the UK by 2030, accruing up to 668,000 additional cases of diabetes mellitus, 461,000 cases of heart disease and stroke, 130,000 cases of cancer, with associated medical costs set to increase by £1.9–2.0B per year by 2030. [5] Adult obesity rates have almost quadrupled in the last 25 ...

  4. Change4Life - Wikipedia

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    Change4Life is a public health programme in England which began in January 2009, [1] run by Public Health England.It was the country's first national social marketing campaign to tackle the causes of obesity.

  5. 10 Scientifically Proven Strategies for Raising Happy Kids ...

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    “Amongst school aged children (8-14 years) the risk [of obesity] decreased when a mother worked between 35 and 40 hours per week, compared to working shorter (1-24) or longer hours (41 or more ...

  6. Management of obesity - Wikipedia

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    Management of obesity can include lifestyle changes, medications, or surgery. Although many studies have sought effective interventions, there is currently no evidence-based, well-defined, and efficient intervention to prevent obesity. [1] Treatment for obesity often consists of weight loss via healthy nutrition and increasing physical exercise.

  7. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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    They each have similar goals of reducing childhood obesity. The effects of these interventions on BMI have been studied, and the cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) has led to a better understanding of projected cost reductions and improved health outcomes. [104] [105] The Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) was ...

  8. National Obesity Observatory - Wikipedia

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    The National Obesity Observatory (NOO) was a publicly funded body that is part of a network of Public Health Observatories across Britain and Ireland. It published data, information, and intelligence related to obesity, overweight, and their underlying causes. NOO is now part of Public Health England who now carry out their work.

  9. Classification of childhood weight - Wikipedia

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    The 2000 CDC growth charts - a revised version of the 1977 NCHS growth charts - are the current standard tool for health care providers and offer 16 charts (8 for boys and 8 for girls), of which BMI-for-age is commonly used for aiding in the diagnoses of childhood obesity. [1]