Topic: United States

Obesity itself is a medical condition in which excess body fat accumulated to the extent and it may have effect to the heart. According to US government statistics, almost 32% of US nation's children and adolescents are obese or overweight. Childhood obesity, ...
When Should You Consider Consulting a Physician? It is estimated that about 25 million U.S. children and adolescents are overweight or nearly overweight. Childhood obesity is particularly a problem due to the extra pounds starting kids on a pathway toward health problems ...
Parents must conquer many enemies to keep their children slender and healthy in today's society. Instilling the proper diet and exercise values in your children early will encourage them to make healthy choices as young adults.. com, "1/3 of all US school ...

Childhood Obesity Causes

Childhood obesity?is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or wellbeing. The prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 19 years increased from 5.0% to 18.1%.Here are some?childhood obesity facts?that may surprise you and, are causing concern ...

Downward Spiral of Obesity

There?s no denying that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the US. Left unchecked, childhood obesity leads to a downward spiral of health problems for the children it affects. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the incidence ...
Over 9 million children in the United States are considered obese. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention obesity rates for children 2-5 and 12-19 years of age has doubled in the past three decades, and they have tripled for ...
With the birth of each child, as parents, we want their life to be perfect and free of hardship, sickness and pain. Later, when my son was five years old and preparing to go into elementary school, the doctor said it was ...
Childhood obesity has come to be a big problem in the US, with so many fast food restaurants, sometimes parents lose control what children eat, 3 in 5 children eat unhealthy meals everyday. Changes in the diet of overweight children involves more ...
A Danish study suggests that babies born with jaundice, a common birth condition that affects more than half of full-term babies, have a greater likelihood of going on to develop autism. The study, published in the journal 'Pediatrics' October 11 2010 and ...

Jaundice at birth may be linked to autism

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies diagnosed with jaundice may be more likely to later receive a diagnosis of autism, suggests a large new study.However, the Danish researchers caution that many questions remain unanswered, making it too early to say for sure ...