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Health Encyclopedia: Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
- Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
- Obesity Highlights
- Introduction to Obesity
- Biologic and Medical Causes of Obesity
- Cultural and Emotional Causes of Obesity
- Obesity Complications
- Weight Loss and Maintenance
Risk Factors
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 of obesity in America has risen dramatically over the past few years and continues to increase.
- According to a 2002 analysis of government data, 30.5% of American adults are obese (BMI over 30) -- up from about 23% in the early 1990s.
- The number of those who were overweight also increased during that time -- from about 56% to a current rate...
Expert & Community Posts
Sixty Minutes' Worst Hour
By John McManamy , Health Expert...treatment. Recently, thanks to books such as "The Bipolar Child," and the establishment of... Read more »
A Sensory Integration Approach to Helping Hyperactive Kids
By Merely Me , Health ExpertI am going to give you a profile of a child and you can tell me if this sounds familiar: This... Read more »
Meltdowns and Tantrums! Oh My!
By Merely Me , Health ExpertIf you have a child who has ADHD or an Autism Spectrum Disorder odds are that you have experienced... Read more »
RA and Pregnancy
By Cathee McKeown , Health Expert...was younger, I always knew that I wanted to have children. I grew up in a family of four girls... Read more »
My Oprah Experience and Why It Didn't Change My Life
By John McManamy , Health Expert...interesting. "Did Bipolar Drive a Mother to Kill Her Child?" read the home page of Oprah's... Read more »
Health Guide
ADHD in Preschool
...high stimulus situations or are overly tired. These behaviors can be similar to behaviors seen in children with ADHD. Children’s developmental and learning milestones can occur at different... Read more »Stop Smoking Methods
...take it off at night.Patches should be stored and discarded safely, particularly in homes with small children. Small children have been poisoned and gotten sick from wearing, chewing, or sucking... Read more »Narcolepsy: Treatment
...painDifficulty sleepingDecreases the effects of hormonal methods of birth control, including the pill. (Women of childbearing age who take modafinil should switch to another form of birth... Read more »Obesity Related Complications
...mortality with BMIs of 24.3 to 24.7 while African Americans are better off in the range of 26.8 to 27.1.Children may have higher normal fat levels during growth spurts and around puberty.Heart... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Complications
Emotional DisordersMore than half of children with attention-deficit disorder have accompanying disorders, including anxiety, depression, and conduct disorders. Children with ADHD who... Read more »Images
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