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2025
April 3, 2025
Use waist-to-height ratio along with BMI to assess obesity for children
Healio
News obesity
March 23, 2025
Does your child have obesity or are they just heavy? A new calculator can tell
Science News
News obesity
March 12, 2025
Waist-to-height ratio more accurate than BMI for detecting childhood obesity
MSN
News obesity
March 12, 2025
BMI overestimates childhood obesity compared to waist-to-height ratio, study suggests
MSN
News obesity
March 6, 2025
Smoking cigarettes in childhood changes the heart
Science News
News cardiac-health
February 14, 2025
Moderate to intense exercise in childhood reduces smoking in adulthood
Yahoo
News physical-activity
February 11, 2025
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in childhood may protect 60% of 13-year-olds from smoking their first tobacco cigarette
University of Bristol
News physical-activity
February 11, 2025
Childhood physical activity can prevent tobacco smoking in adolescence
MSN
News physical-activity
2024
December 12, 2024
Smoking tobacco from early childhood can cause premature heart damage, new study shows
U.S. Right to Know
News cardiac-health
December 12, 2024
Preteen, Teen Smoking Can Injure The Young Heart
US News
News cardiac-health
December 12, 2024
Teens Who Smoke Face Risk of Cardiac Damage by Their Mid-20s
TCTMD
News cardiac-health
December 11, 2024
Dealing with a time bomb: Persistent tobacco smoking tied to cardiac injury at young age
Healio
News cardiac-health
November 18, 2024
This Easy Alternative to Exercise Boosts Health and Extends Lives
Medium
News physical-activity
June 9, 2024
Talouselรคmรค Finnish News
Talouselรคmรค
News physical-activity
June 4, 2024
Childhood Inactivity Linked to Increased Risk of Liver Disease
MSN
News liver-health
June 4, 2024
Too Much Sitting Could Be Harming Kids' Livers
US News & World Report
News liver-health
June 4, 2024
Sedentary Time and Liver Damage in Children
HealthDay
News liver-health
June 3, 2024
Savon Sanomat Finnish News
Savon Sanomat
News physical-activity
June 1, 2024
Sedentary Children Risk Liver Disease in Young Adulthood
Healio
Scientific liver-health
June 1, 2024
ENDO 2024 Press Conference on Childhood Sedentary Behavior
ENDO 2024
Press release physical-activity
June 1, 2024
Groundbreaking Research on Childhood Sedentary Behavior
Endocrine Society
Press release physical-activity
May 11, 2024
EASO Pre-conference Interview on Childhood Obesity
EASO
Interview obesity
May 7, 2024
Couch Potato Children at Risk of Premature Heart Damage
The Telegraph
News heart-health
May 7, 2024
Savon Sanomat Finnish News
Savon Sanomat
News physical-activity
April 10, 2024
Helsingin Sanomat Finnish News
Helsingin Sanomat
News physical-activity
March 14, 2024
BBC World News Interview on Child Health Research
BBC World News
Interview physical-activity
March 14, 2024
New Insights into Childhood Obesity Measurement
BBC News
News obesity
March 14, 2024
Child's Waist-to-Height Ratio: Better Way to Measure Fat
The Telegraph
News obesity
March 14, 2024
Helsingin Sanomat Finnish News
Helsingin Sanomat
News physical-activity
March 9, 2024
Changing the Way We Measure Childhood Obesity
EASO
Interview obesity
March 6, 2024
Waist Circumference to Height Ratio: A Better Measure
Yahoo Canada
News obesity
March 6, 2024
New Method Better Than BMI for Measuring Obesity
The Sun UK
News obesity
March 1, 2024
Critical Mass: Recent Research Emphasizes More Dangers of Obesity in Adolescence
Endocrine News
News obesity
January 24, 2024
Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Effects on Childhood Lipid Levels
Endocrine Society
Scientific physical-activity
January 24, 2024
University of Eastern Finland Interview on Sedentariness
University of Eastern Finland
Interview physical-activity
January 24, 2024
International Awards for Scientific Excellence
University of Eastern Finland
Press release research-awards
January 24, 2024
Light Exercise: The Overlooked Antidote to Childhood Sedentariness
University of Eastern Finland
Interview physical-activity
January 19, 2024
BBC Radio Interview on Childhood Health
BBC Radio
Interview physical-activity
2023
December 1, 2023
Helsingin Sanomat Finnish News
Helsingin Sanomat
News physical-activity
November 1, 2023
YLE Finnish News
YLE
News physical-activity
September 1, 2023
Savon Sanomat Finnish News
Savon Sanomat
News physical-activity
August 24, 2023
Screen Time and Heart Disease Risk in Children
CNN
News heart-health
August 24, 2023
Screen Time in Childhood Linked to Health Risks
Mirror UK
News physical-activity
August 24, 2023
Heart Damage: Another Reason to Cut Down on Children's Screen Time
The Conversation
Scientific heart-health
August 15, 2023
Physical Activity: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
DocCheck
Interview physical-activity
August 10, 2023
Sedentary Lifestyle Impact on Child Health
Newseria
Interview physical-activity
August 1, 2023
Iltalehti Finnish News
Iltalehti
News physical-activity
July 20, 2023
Sedentary Time Linked with Heart Damage in Young Adulthood
European Society of Cardiology
Scientific heart-health
July 15, 2023
Children Who Are Sedentary May Have Higher Risk of Heart Attack
Endocrine Society
Scientific heart-health
July 14, 2023
Exercise Benefits Without Breaking a Sweat
WebMD
News physical-activity
July 11, 2023
Metabolic Syndrome Risk Doubled from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
American Physiological Society
Scientific metabolic-health
July 10, 2023
Light Physical Activity Benefits in Youth
University of Bristol
Scientific physical-activity
July 5, 2023
Sedentary Time May Significantly Enlarge Adolescents' Heart
University of Exeter
Scientific heart-health
July 1, 2023
Exercise and Heart Health in Children
Jerusalem Post
News heart-health
April 24, 2023
Drop in Insulin Resistance in Mid-Adolescence Protects Against Worsening Arterial Stiffness
Science Daily
Scientific metabolic-health
April 9, 2023
Iltalehti Finnish News
Iltalehti
News physical-activity