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Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 04:03 PM CST

A group of young men exercise during training in Pokhara November 30, 2008. More than 20 thousand young Nepalis compete every year to be selected for the British Gurkha regiment where only 300 will be recruited. The training includes rigorous fitness exercises such as carrying heavy loads up and down a road. Picture taken November 30, 2008.  REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight kids may be able to work out their anger with exercise, a new report finds.


Exercise helps overweight kids with anger (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 02:31 PM CST

A group of young men exercise during training in Pokhara November 30, 2008. More than 20 thousand young Nepalis compete every year to be selected for the British Gurkha regiment where only 300 will be recruited. The training includes rigorous fitness exercises such as carrying heavy loads up and down a road. Picture taken November 30, 2008.  REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)Reuters - Sedentary overweight children who start exercising after school become more fit -- and may also be less likely to slam doors, hit other children, and express their anger in other aggressive ways, researchers report.


Exercise may speed weight loss after gastric bypass (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 12:22 PM CST

A group of young men exercise during training in Pokhara November 30, 2008. More than 20 thousand young Nepalis compete every year to be selected for the British Gurkha regiment where only 300 will be recruited. The training includes rigorous fitness exercises such as carrying heavy loads up and down a road. Picture taken November 30, 2008.  REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)Reuters - People who've undergone surgery to manage their obesity may lose more weight if they start exercising, a new study suggests.


High carb diet useful for muscle disorder (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 11:43 AM CST

Reuters - A diet high in carbohydrate instead of protein improves the ability of people with McArdle disease to exercise, results of a small study indicate.

Obese children risk thyroid damage (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:13 AM CST

Drinking water bottles sit near two boys watching a game at OK Slim summer camp on the outskirts of Beijing August 3, 2006. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)Reuters - Obese children may be damaging their thyroids, creating a vicious cycle of metabolism and overweight, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday.


Media exposure of children linked to obesity, tobacco use: study (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 06:40 PM CST

Two children enjoy video games. Greater exposure of children and teenagers to television, music, movies and other media is linked to obesity, tobacco use and other negative health issues, according to a study published on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - Greater exposure of children and teenagers to television, music, movies and other media is linked to obesity, tobacco use and other negative health issues, according to a study published on Tuesday.


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