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- Rio de Janeiro tests new recipe against childhood obesity
Chicken with potatoes, carrot-and-cabbage salad: it looks like a detox meal, but it's the menu at a school cafeteria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is seeking new ways to fight childhood obesity.
05/5/2024 - 10:28 am | View Link - Four ways to lower your child’s risk of obesity
Many of us, adults and children, struggle with maintaining a healthy body weight. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 20% of American children and teens, ages ...
05/4/2024 - 12:58 am | View Link - Does Obesity Protect Against Dementia? Science Says It's Complicated
The science of obesity and dementia is complex. While maintaining a healthy weight is important for overall health, the link to dementia risk remains unclear.
05/4/2024 - 12:33 am | View Link - Launching an Obesity Medicine Practice? Key Considerations
As the treatment of obesity in the 21st century takes a monumental turn, the need for quality care is more pressing than ever: Tips for starting a new obesity-focused practice.
05/3/2024 - 12:46 am | View Link - Does Obesity Protect Against Dementia, or Increase Risk?
We also know that obesity damages the tiny vessels supplying blood to the brain, and is a major cause of high blood pressure, diabetes and chronic inflammation, all of which have been repeatedly ...
05/3/2024 - 12:01 am | View Link - More
- Childhood Obesity Facts | Overweight & Obesity | CDC
The prevalence of obesity was 19.7% and affected about 14.7 million children and adolescents. Obesity prevalence was 12.7% among 2- to 5-year-olds, 20.7% among 6- to 11-year-olds, and 22.2% among 12- to 19-year-olds. Childhood obesity is also more common among certain populations.
05/4/2024 - 9:03 pm | View Website - Childhood Obesity: Causes & Problems
Childhood obesity is a complex chronic (long-term) condition that happens when your child is above a healthy weight for their age, height and sex assigned at birth. The medical definition of childhood obesity is having a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex in children aged 2 years and older.
05/4/2024 - 8:05 pm | View Website - Obesity and overweight
Over 390 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 years were overweight in 2022. The prevalence of overweight (including obesity) among children and adolescents aged 5–19 has risen dramatically from just 8% in 1990 to 20% in 2022. The rise has occurred similarly among both boys and girls: in 2022 19% of girls and 21% of boys were overweight.
05/4/2024 - 6:32 pm | View Website - Noncommunicable diseases: Childhood overweight and obesity
Childhood obesity is associated with a higher chance of premature death and disability in adulthood. Overweight and obese children are more likely to stay obese into adulthood and to develop noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a younger age.
05/4/2024 - 6:18 pm | View Website - Childhood obesity
Overview. Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It's particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once considered adult problems — diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
05/4/2024 - 5:21 pm | View Website - More
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