SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that prescribing excessive amounts of antibiotics to toddlers can cause not only resistant bacteria, but also child obesity. A research team from Seoul National University Hospital conducted a study of 31,733 toddlers who received periodic health checks between 2008 and 2012 to arrive at [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cabinet is to renew a ban on TV advertisements for high calorie, low nutrient foods from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily, in an effort to tackle child obesity. The ban, which also prohibits mid-program ads of such foods during children’s TV programs at other times, was first [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that children of obese parents have a higher possibility of becoming obese themselves. Parental lifestyle seems to influence children, leading them to obesity. Professor Kim Dae-joong of the Ajou University Hospital (Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism) reported that the risk of child obesity jumps 2.8 times when [...]