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Children鈥檚 obesity and higher sugar consumption related to genetic makeup, researchers find

September 26, 2018

Many children crave food and sugar 鈥� some more than others. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have found an association between some children鈥檚鈥�

Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, +3 more
UF researchers to study interaction of sleep, eating, activity in children

September 26, 2016

As national pediatric overweight and obesity rates continue to plateau around 33 percent, researchers have also noted a parallel rise in the proportion of鈥�

Department of Pediatrics, +4 more
Hungry parents may feed their kids more, UF study finds

July 12, 2016

The hungrier parents are at mealtimes, a new study shows, the more they may feed their young children, which could have implications for childhood obesity. In鈥�

College of Public Health and Health Professions, +2 more