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Puberty May Trigger Sleep Apnea in Overweight Kids
Among teenagers, being overweight or obese increases the risk of obstructive sleep apnea, but the same does not appear to be true for younger children, Australian researchers have found. In sleep tests conducted on 234 white children, aged 2 to 18, who were referred for evaluation of snoring and possible obstructive sleep apnea, the researchers found [...]
Continue reading...Missing DNA can promote childhood obesity
7. December 2009
Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report. The British researchers checked the DNA of 300 children who’d become very fat, on the order of 220 pounds by age 10. They looked for deletions or extra copies of DNA segments. They found evidence that several [...]
Continue reading...Kids should get moving to avoid obesity
28. November 2009
Vigorous exercise may be an especially good way to keep kids lean, but sitting around, in and of itself, doesn’t appear to have a major role in making them fat, new research shows. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of reasons to avoid too much sedentary “screen time,” Dr. Ulf Ekelund of the MRC Epidemiology Unit in [...]
Continue reading...Lack of exercise may not explain teen obesity
11. November 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most U.S. teenagers are not as active as they should be, but a lack of exercise does not seem to account for rising rates of teen obesity, a new study finds. Using government survey data collected between 1991 and 2007, researchers found that in recent years, U.S. teens have averaged more [...]
Continue reading...Should Parents of Overweight Kids Lose Custody?
19. October 2009
Should morbidly obese children be taken from their parents? That’s the question an increasing number of countries are grappling with amid the Western world’s obesity epidemic. The latest case to make headlines concerns a Scottish couple who lost custody of two of their six children on the basis of what was, their lawyer claims, a failure [...]
Continue reading...Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
20. May 2009
TUESDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) — A mother’s weight may have lasting effects not just on her own health but on the respiratory health of her children as well. “Children with asthmatic parents are at an increased risk of asthma if the mother is overweight before pregnancy,” said H.A. Smit, head of the department of prevention [...]
Continue reading...Obese children more likely to have allergies
5. May 2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Obese children and adolescents are 26 percent more likely to have some kind of allergy, especially to food, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They said it is not clear from the study if obesity causes allergies, but it suggests controlling obesity in young people may be important for lowering rates of childhood allergies [...]
Continue reading...Obese Children More Often Suffer Lower Body Injuries
3. May 2009
SATURDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — The bones and muscles of the lower body appear to be more vulnerable to injury in obese children than their lighter peers, a new study suggests. The study analyzed the weight and injuries of kids who visited a children’s hospital’s emergency department over a three-year period. Sprains, such as to [...]
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