Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV may lower childhood obesity

A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower risk for obesity if they regularly engage in one or more of three specific household routines: eating dinner ...

Mon 8 Feb 10 from PhysOrg

Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV may lower childhood obesity, Tue 9 Feb 10 from ScienceDaily

Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV may lower childhood obesity, Mon 8 Feb 10 from e! Science News

Family Meals, Adequate Sleep, Limited TV May Lower Childhood Obesity, Mon 8 Feb 10 from RedOrbit

Three Simple Steps to Healthy Weight in Children

Simple changes in lifestyle habits are associated with a lower risk of obesity in children, a long-term study finds

Mon 8 Feb 10 from TIME

3 Simple Steps Can Cut Childhood Obesity

Obesity risk is lowered by having family dinners, getting enough sleep and limiting weekday TV time.

Mon 8 Feb 10 from Livescience

Less TV, More Family Dinners Fight Childhood Obesity

Simple lifestyle habits at home, such as having more family meals, could reduce obesity in preschoolers, new research suggests.

Mon 8 Feb 10 from WebMD

Simple Lifestyle Changes Could Mean Fewer Obese Preschoolers

Family meals, adequate sleep, and limited TV time may reduce obesity prevelance among preschoolers by almost 40 percent, according to a study in the March Issue of Pediatrics. The new research ...

Mon 8 Feb 10 from Scientific Blogging

Household Routines Linked to Lower Childhood Obesity (CME/CE)

Three simple household routines are associated with an almost 40% reduction in the risk of childhood obesity, researchers said.

Mon 8 Feb 10 from MedPageToday