{"id":315532,"date":"2010-02-13T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-02-13T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/?p=4926"},"modified":"2010-02-13T08:00:24","modified_gmt":"2010-02-13T13:00:24","slug":"health-headlines-food-labels-alcoholism-teen-obesity-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/315532","title":{"rendered":"Health headlines: Food labels, alcoholism &amp; teen obesity surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4928\" title=\"soda pouring into a glass\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/stockphotopro_33350TBJ_no_title-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"soda pouring into a glass\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>Other stories we\u2019ve been reading:<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE6170NY20100208\">bad news for soda<\/a> \u2013 a new study links it to pancreas cancer. [Read what Children\u2019s obesity expert has to say about <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/childrenshospitalblog\/~3\/artificially-sweetened-beverages-is-it-nice-to-fool-mother-nature\/\">artificially sweetened beverages<\/a>.] There are federal efforts to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/02\/08\/health\/nutrition\/08junk.html?ref=health\">ban junk food<\/a> from schools. [Read about <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/childrenshospitalblog\/~3\/should-i-worry-about-junk-food-ads-on-kids-web-sites\/\">junk food advertisements<\/a> on kids\u2019 websites.] The FDA wants <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/02\/06\/business\/06portion.html?ref=health\">nutrition information<\/a> labels on the front of food packages. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE6184HZ20100209\">Junk food<\/a> is getting the spot light in many movies.<\/p>\n<p>Children born early in the year are more likely to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthday.com\/Article.asp?AID=635661\">athletes<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/02\/11\/health\/11fat.html?ref=health\">Obese children<\/a> are more likely to die young. There\u2019s a link between children with a super sweet tooth and <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/livescience\/20100210\/sc_livescience\/sweettoothinchildrenmaybelinkedtoalcoholism\">alcoholism<\/a>. Can you really tell if you\u2019re child will be <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/booster_shots\/2010\/02\/baby-fat-obesity.html\">obese by age 2<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthday.com\/Article.asp?AID=635604\">Depression during pregnancy<\/a> could result in an antisocial teen. A pregnant woman can decrease her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE6194AD20100210\">baby&#8217;s risk of schizophrenia<\/a> later in life by increasing her iron intake. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/35338925\/ns\/health-diet_and_nutrition\/\">Obese moms<\/a> put their newborns at risk for a number of health risks. Older women are more likely to give birth to a child who develops <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/Pediatrics\/Autism\/18341\">autism<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE61A4BE20100211\">Extremely premature babies<\/a> show a higher risk for autism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"-%20http:\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE6185MJ20100210\">Obesity surgery<\/a> may be the best solution for overweight teens. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE6174WA20100208\">Early language problems<\/a> may hinder adult literacy. There may be a genetic cause for your child\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/health\/family-health\/sleep\/articles\/2010\/02\/09\/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-kids-may-have-genetic-cause.html\">obstructive sleep apnea<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE6195HP20100210\">Childhood cancer survivors<\/a> are at an increased of dying from a heart-related condition. Reading fiction may be the key to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/news\/pages\/Fiction-can-Inspire-Teen-Girls-to-Manage-Weight.aspx\">teen girls properly managing their weight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"mailto:?subject=Health%20headlines%3A%20Food%20labels%2C%20alcoholism%20%26%20teen%20obesity%20surgery&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-food-labels-alcholosim-teen-obesity-surgery%2F\" title=\"email\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/email_link.png\" title=\"email\" alt=\"email\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-food-labels-alcholosim-teen-obesity-surgery%2F&amp;t=Health%20headlines%3A%20Food%20labels%2C%20alcoholism%20%26%20teen%20obesity%20surgery\" title=\"Facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/facebook.png\" title=\"Facebook\" alt=\"Facebook\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Health%20headlines%3A%20Food%20labels%2C%20alcoholism%20%26%20teen%20obesity%20surgery%20-%20http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-food-labels-alcholosim-teen-obesity-surgery%2F\" title=\"Twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/twitter.png\" title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-food-labels-alcholosim-teen-obesity-surgery%2F&amp;title=Health%20headlines%3A%20Food%20labels%2C%20alcoholism%20%26%20teen%20obesity%20surgery&amp;bodytext=Other%20stories%20we%E2%80%99ve%20been%20reading%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%E2%80%99s%20more%20bad%20news%20for%20soda%20%E2%80%93%20a%20new%20study%20links%20it%20to%20pancreas%20cancer.%20%5BRead%20what%20Children%E2%80%99s%20obesity%20expert%20has%20to%20say%20about%20artificially%20sweetened%20beverages.%5D%20There%20are%20federal%20efforts%20to%20ban%20junk%20food\" title=\"Digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/digg.png\" title=\"Digg\" alt=\"Digg\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-food-labels-alcholosim-teen-obesity-surgery%2F&amp;title=Health%20headlines%3A%20Food%20labels%2C%20alcoholism%20%26%20teen%20obesity%20surgery&amp;notes=Other%20stories%20we%E2%80%99ve%20been%20reading%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%E2%80%99s%20more%20bad%20news%20for%20soda%20%E2%80%93%20a%20new%20study%20links%20it%20to%20pancreas%20cancer.%20%5BRead%20what%20Children%E2%80%99s%20obesity%20expert%20has%20to%20say%20about%20artificially%20sweetened%20beverages.%5D%20There%20are%20federal%20efforts%20to%20ban%20junk%20food\" title=\"del.icio.us\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/delicious.png\" title=\"del.icio.us\" alt=\"del.icio.us\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/childrenshospitalblog\/~4\/ZMmA1t-fyUA\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Other stories we\u2019ve been reading: There\u2019s more bad news for soda \u2013 a new study links it to pancreas cancer. [Read what Children\u2019s obesity expert has to say about artificially sweetened beverages.] There are federal efforts to ban junk food from schools. [Read about junk food advertisements on kids\u2019 websites.] The FDA wants nutrition information [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":481,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-315532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/481"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}