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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
SEXUAL ABUSE
Childhood sexual abuse increases risk of obesity in women
Childhood sexual abuse that involves penetration increases the risk of being overweight in women, but not in men according to a study from
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Thursday, June 09, 2005
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Girls with behavioral problems in kindergarten 49-81% more likely to be overweight
Girls in kindergarten who exhibit behavioral problems according to their teachers, are 81 percent more likely to be overweight or become overweight over the next two years than girls who do not exhibit these problems according to a study from the RAND Corporation.
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Monday, July 26, 2004
History of physical abuse associated with being overweight or obese
A history of physical abuse increases a woman's risk of being overweight or obese by 34 percent according to a new study from the VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida.
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Thursday, May 13, 2004
Women who were sexually abused as children lose less weight
Women who were sexually abused as children or adolescents lose less weight when given obesity treatment than women who were not abused according to a study from researchers as Brown University.
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Neglected children 7 times more likely to become obese
Children who were selected by their teachers as "neglected" at age of ten were 7.1 times more likely to be obese at age twenty than children who not selected.
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