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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Junk-food diet in rats increases cardiovascular disease risk at younger age

    October 1, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 1, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Fat-rich ‘cafeteria diets’ setting Canada’s youth up for premature strokes, researchers warn Reference: Canadian Stroke Congress in Calgary 2012

  • Childhood obesity increasing risk of early-life cardiovascular disease

    September 26, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 26, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Obesity Now Puts Kids’ Hearts at Risk Later Reference: Cardiovascular disease risk in healthy children and its association with body mass index: systematic review and meta-analysis

  • What our society has wrought upon our children's health

    April 30, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 30, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: No Easy Cure for Diabetic Children  

  • Fear of obesity causing disproportionate fear amongst teen girls says expert

    October 21, 2011

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 21, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Fear of fat more dangerous than fat itself: Expert Reference:

  • British government wanting kids to exercise three hours daily to prevent obesity shows that they are missing the bigger picture

    July 12, 2011

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 12, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Children Under Five Need at Least Three Hours of Daily Exercise   

  • Obesity prevention study overly simplistic according to bariatric physicians

    June 21, 2011

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 21, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Doctors pan federal report saying obesity is easy to avoid   Reference: Obesity in Canada  

  • Study recommends one to five-year old children have 2 cups of whole milk a day; dairy producers happy, children won't be

    June 16, 2011

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 16, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Young kids need only 2 cups of milk each day: study

  • Bariatric surgery for children becoming more of an option

    June 15, 2011

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 15, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Weighing the cost of surgery: Toronto’s Sick Kids hospital now offers a drastic option for obese 12-year-olds  

  • Insights into childhood obesity

    June 1, 2008

    The casual observer devoid of emotional attachment can make the distinction between a child that is of normal weight versus one that is not. However, parents often fail to make such a clear-cut distinction as borne out from recent studies of weight perception. Although more education about the problem is increasing awareness of childhood obesity,…

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