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Pediatric obesity
Pediatric, or childhood, obesity is a medical condition where a child is significantly overweight. Children with a body mass index (BMI) in the 95th percentile for thir heigh are considered obese. Pediatric obesity is associated with chronic diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
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APR 04, 2017
Videos
As any doctor will testify, too much of anything can be a bad thing, especially for sugar. Too much of sugar over time h
...
JUN 07, 2016
Health & Medicine
Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, and Pitbull are just some of the musicians who endorse food and beverage products - and not
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 06, 2016
Microbiology
An unhealthy shift in your gut microbes might cause you to gain weight by changing how many calories you burn while you
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Nearly 40 percent of children in New York City are overweight or obese. To combat the issue, the city enacted policies i
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider