Obesity is impairing Rhode Island youth – Ocean State Stories

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This story is published in partnership between RINewsToday.com and Ocean State Stories, a journalism initiative at Salve Regina University. by Nancy Kirsch, for Ocean State Stories Experts examine root causes and propose measures to improve health Just like hunger, obesity disproportionately impacts children of color and from economically disadvantaged households. According to the Rhode Island…

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Anti-fat-shaming campaigns causing unhealthy backlash, putting children in danger

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Obesity among children has skyrocketed. One reason may be an unhealthy backlash of anti-fat-shaming campaigns that are putting our children in danger. According to a recent study from Georgia Southern University, parents don’t recognize when their children have become obese. “Fat children may be invisible to their parents not only because the weight gain has…

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Boris Johnson puts the UK on a diet after surviving Coronavirus

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When people survive a life-threatening disease or medical occurrence, it can be life altering. Such is the case with Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Having survived a serious challenge with coronavirus, necessitating a hospital stay, Johnson is engaging on a whole new personal challenge – one which he invites all of his countrymen to join…

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