Obesity Facts and Information

Obese kids’ feet found to be flatter and fatter

It’s known that obese children tend to have “flatter” feet than their normal-weight peers, but it has been unclear whether that reflects a potential problem in the foot’s bone structure or simply extra fat padding. A new study suggests that it’s both. In general, people with “flat feet” have a lowered arch at the inside of [...]

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Childhood Obesity Boosts Risk of GERD

Obese older children are at increased risk for developing the painful digestive disease known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), researchers from Kaiser Permanente in California report. In fact, extremely obese children have up to a 40 percent higher risk of GERD, while those who are moderately obese have up to a 30 percent higher risk of [...]

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Moms’ full-time work tied to childhood obesity

The growing number of full-time working moms in the past few decades could be one of the factors contributing to the concurrent rise in childhood obesity, new research hints. In a study of more than 8,500 UK adults followed since their birth in 1958, researchers found that the study participants’ young children were 50 percent more [...]

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Obese children more likely to have allergies

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 [...]

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Obese Children More Often Suffer Lower Body Injuries

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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