It can be super challenging to get a typically developing child active. When a child is overweight or obese and has other health conditions such as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) special measures are needed. You can’t just sign up your child for a sports team or give her a gym membership.
The First Step
The first stop is the pediatrician’s office or the pediatric gastroenterologist’s office. Ask the doctor for advice on physical activity and get permission to participate in...
Recent research published in the journal, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, suggests that toddlers who do not have "secure... Read more »
When thin people see someone who is overweight, many of them assume it's because all overweight people are slothful gluttons. Anyone... Read more »
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Seems like a grim title, especially when I sit here writing in the land of sweet tea, fried green tomatoes and peanut butter pie. But the... 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 »
A number of different studies have shown a link between anxiety and obesity, however, it is not known whether the obesity can contribute to feelings... Read more »
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General Adverse Effects of Obesity. Obesity, defined as a BMI of 30 or over, accounts for nearly 300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. It is... Read more »
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Where you live plays a role in your risk for obesity. Simply living in the United States makes a person more susceptible to obesity. The prevalence... Read more »
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