Am I Overweight For My Age
Obese children face stigma, unhappiness as young as age 3
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
The Obesity Epidemic: Not Just Bad for Your Waistline
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert..."Data from two NHANES surveys show that among adults aged 20-74 years the prevalence of obesity... Read more »
News To Make You Wake Up and "Take Action"....Now
By The HealthGal , Health Expert...released new recommendations to now treat all kids over age 10 with cholesterol lowering... Read more »
Obese Children and Sleep Disordered Breathing
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...American Obesity Association, more than 30% of children ages 6 to 11 are overweight and over 15%... Read more »
Being Overweight Alone Boosts Heart Risk
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...people, counting cardiac events. After controlling for age, sex, smoking and physical... Read more »
Poor Sleep Makes You Fat
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...relevant and comparable. Participants ranged from age 2 to 102, and included men, women, boys... Read more »
Health Guide
The Link Between Anxiety and Obesity
...reducing positive thoughts. Altogether, Jorm and his associates interviewed 7000 people, in three separate age groups. Through the interviews, Jorm found there were a series of problem facing... Read more »Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
... Am I at risk for gestational diabetes?The risk factors for gestational diabetes are:ObesityMaternal ageFamily history of diabetesRace/ethnicityLow birth weight history (mother) How does it... Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
...quadrupled over the past 25 years.Obesity has increased in every state, in both men and women, across all age groups, and in every ethnic group, although some groups may face slightly higher risks... Read more »Obesity Related Complications
...according to how much the individuals were overweight. In any case, adults who are overweight in middle age face a poor quality of life as they age, with the quality declining the greater the... Read more »Infertility in Men: Highlights
Age and Male InfertilityMen who wait until later in life to have children may have a more difficult time fathering a successful pregnancy. According to a 2006 study in the Proceedings of... Read more »Images
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Mom?s Obesity Linked to Asthma in Kids
September 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Here's another reason to maintain a healthy weight: obese women are more likely to end up with children who have asthma. This... Read summary »
TV Food Advertisements and Childhood Obesity
May 03, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows overweight and obese children eat more after watching television food advertisements. Researchers from the... Read summary »
Ear Infections Linked to Obesity
August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you have a sweet tooth and a preference for fatty foods, you may be able to blame it on a common childhood ... Read summary »
Dads' Parenting Styles Linked to Childhood Obesity
May 14, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The way fathers parent may determine whether their child becomes overweight or obese. A new Australian study looked at about... Read summary »
Shedding Pounds May Signal Dementia
June 04, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Most of us are happy to drop a few extra pounds, but research suggests losing weight in old age may mean more than just looser... Read summary »
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