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• Weight Management (Health Ebook)

  
  Health and Medic — Authority: 139
  The prevalence of obesity in the United States has doubled in the past two decades. Nearly one­third of adults are obese, that is, they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. One of the fastest growing segments of the population is that with a BMI with accompanying comorbidities. Over the last two decades, ...
  3 days ago

• Youth Weight Gain Linked To Use Of Antipsychotic Drugs

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 712
  A study has shown that four antipsychotic drugs cause weight gain in youth that were taking them. Some of the children in the study gained just under two pounds a week during the study.
  1 week ago

• Sleep Apnea Effects in Overweight Children

  
  The BP Monitor — Authority: 146
  Sleep apnea is recognized as a common condition among overweight children. If your child has sleep apnea, he stops breathing for a period of 10 to 20 seconds during sleep. The interruption of breathing may extend up to 2 minutes. This episode may occur hundreds of times in a single night. Sleep apnea can be caused by ...
  1 week ago

• Heavy Children Likely to Befriend One Another

  
  My Overweight Child — Authority: 118
  Overweight children are twice as likely as normal weight children to have overweight friends, according to a study from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Researchers surveyed 617 students ages 11 to 13 years old, most of whom were in seventh grade. The overweight children in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Parents losing custody of their severely obese children

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 546
  If we dont know by now that obesity in childhood is a problem, then weve really been hiding under that proverbial rock. read more
  3 weeks ago

• Diabetes in Children is on the Rise

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  Diabetes! Why Must So Many Children Suffer?Diabetes, the body’s inability to metabolize sugar properly, is something that most people have to just live with for the rest of their lives. You can control it, of course, with proper diet and by taking medication. But the fact that an increasing number of young children ...
  3 weeks ago

• Excessive Screen Time Associated with Overweight among Children

  
  My Overweight Child — Authority: 118
  Overweight children spend more time watching TV, playing video games and using computers than do children whose weight falls within the normal range, according to a new study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Researchers analyzed three behaviors of boys and girls ages six to 11 and ages 12 to 17 ...
  3 weeks ago

• Overweight Youth More Likely to be Hospitalized

  
  My Overweight Child — Authority: 118
  Children who are overweight are more likely to be admitted to hospitals after they are seen in emergency rooms, according to new research presented at a meeting of the American College of Emergency Room Physicians. Dr. Adam Singer from State University of New York studied 6,304 children who had been seen in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Helping Overweight Children Like Exercise

  
  Yodle Local Articles — Authority: 154
  If your child is overweight, maybe you need a lifestyle check. Nancy Kahn Scott has been the owner/operator of the My Gym Children’s Fitness Center in Palm Desert, California since 1996. Here, she talks about why she believes that parents need to set a good example, even when it comes to weight loss. . It’s a ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Subconscious Diet Can Help Protect Your Child From Type 2 Diabetes

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  Until obesity became epidemic, type 2 diabetes was virtually unheard of in children and teens. It was originally called ?adult-onset? because it was mainly seen after middle age. At least 9 million American children are seriously overweight and another 9 million are heavy enough to be at risk, yet studies show that ...
  4 weeks ago

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