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Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult, ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 80 percent of adults and about one-third of children now meet the clinical definition of overweight or obese. More Americans live with “extreme obesity“ than with breast cancer, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and HIV put together.
Childhood obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 96th percentile for children of the same age and sex. It can cause a variety of health problems, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, breathing problems, sleeping problems, and joint problems later in life. [ 1 ]
In January, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidance on how to evaluate and address childhood obesity, sparking outrage among eating disorder specialists across the country. "I am ...
On average, nearly one-third of U.S. children aged 4 to 19 eat fast food every day. Over the course of a year this is likely to result in a child gaining six extra pounds in weight. [21] In a research experiment published in Pediatrics, 6,212 children and adolescents aged 4 to 19 were examined to extrapolate some information about fast food ...
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A painting of Jonathan Swift. Swift's essay is widely held to be one of the greatest examples of sustained irony in the history of English literature.Much of its shock value derives from the fact that the first portion of the essay describes the plight of starving beggars in Ireland, so that the reader is unprepared for the surprise of Swift's solution when he states: "A young healthy child ...
Overweight children have poorer school performance if they experience weight-based teasing. [58] Between fifth and eighth grade, a child's increase in BMI results in a decrease in their teacher's perception of that student's ability, [49] and 50% of principals believe fatness is just a result of lacking self control. [49]