Kids are great lovers of junk food and they consume a huge amount of junk foods. Kids are unaware of making difference between healthy and unhealthy food, they go for the food items they like and satisfy the most.

The U.S Agencies presented principles for the food industry said on Thursday that food companies should reconsider their marketing strategies in order to advertise the healthy foods for children.

The principles that were presented in the meeting were:

1. The children’s food should have their advertising in the front of the food items; it can contribute to the healthful diet.
2. The children’s food items should contain minimum amount of those ingredients that have negative effect on their health and weight.
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On Monday, April 25 a study says that Acupuncture can help to reduce the hot flashes that affect the Prostate Cancer patients when they are having Hormone Therapy.

A research conducted in the New York Methodist Hospital and Weill Comell Medical College, 14 men took part in that research and shows that Acupuncture affects many men having Prostate Cancer Treatment and it has more benefits as compare to the side effects.

Acupuncture is a popular form of alternative medicine; it is composed of ultra-thin needles in to the skin.
Ashamalla says that we are starting a clinical trial to evaluate Acupuncture’s effects after Prostate Cancer Treatment.
Hormone Therapy decreases the level of Testosterone in the body and it is an important treatment for Prostate Cancer but half of patients having Hormone Therapy experience hot flashes as women experienced during Menopause.

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A researcher Susan Brady says that in Pregnancy a woman eats for two and it has completely new meaning. It is found through researches that mother’s diet during Pregnancy can change the child’s DNA through a process known as Epigenetic Change. This change can cause weight gain at the later stages in life. Pregnant woman should take moderate amount of chocolate bars, French fries, fast food etc.

It is a fact that eating healthy food during Pregnancy can lead to a good baby’s health but at the same time the researchers have also found that there is a link between good diet and child’s obesity. It is found that mother’s diet can make Genetic Changes that help to gain Fatty Tissues.

A research conducted in the University of Southampton Studied the 300 children from Womb to their childhood and analyzed the extent of chemical change of DNA in Umbilical Cord and found that Epigenetic Changes plays a vital role in making children obese at 6 or 9 years of age.

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1 out of 3 children are overweight and many children are affected by childhood obesity. This obesity can cause serious diseases the children including diabetes, asthma, and heart diseases etc. People mocked at the obese children and they themselves feel depressed about their obesity problem.

On April, 25, 2011 Brenda Goodman conducted a study in which he tried to find whether overweight teens are engaged in risky behaviors like Smoking and Sex activities.

The study revealed that the overweight teens may engage in risky activities just like the healthy people but in more dangerous way.

The research looked at the risk of Sex, Alcohol, illegal drugs and Suicide in the teens. The 9,000 high school students participated in the research. This research was funded by the Government.

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Excess weight is an important problem now days because people eat food with extra calories, our children prefer watching T.V, playing video games and spending time on computer rather than playing outdoor games etc.Excess weight can also cause decline in the cognitive abilities of an individual.

A research of Kent State University published in the Journal of Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases says that weight loss is not only beneficial for health but it also sharpens the memory of an individual.

John Gunstad, an Assistant Professor of Psychology who is also a lead author of the study says that weight loss can improve the attentiveness and the cognitive abilities. Obesity can also cause diseases like Alzheimer, Stroke, Memory Problems and Concentration Problems etc.

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