When is a child's weight average and when is it considered to be in the worrisome range or "obese"? Two interesting studies presented at the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition this week caught my attention since there is a relationship between obesity and the severity of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) symptoms.
The first study was a web based survey of pediatricians. They were asked to estimate their own weight and the weight of their...
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Is obesity a disease? Or is it a result of bad lifestyle choices? Opinions were split about 50:50 among the attendees at a recent... Read more »
Obesity and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease often occur together in children and teens. There has been increasing interest in the... Read more »
At the recent annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, the results of cancer research studying the influence of... Read more »
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Nearly two-thirds of the United States population is overweight. There are many ways to determine if a person is overweight, but experts believe that... Read more »
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Article updated and reviewed by Hubert Chen, MD, Associate Director of Medical Sciences, Amgen Inc. and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine... Read more »
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The term morbid obesity refers to patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight. Alternatively, a BMI (body mass... Read more »
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