- 41. Back pain
- (Back pain)
- ... area accompany back pain, the cause could be an infection. Factors that increase your risk of developing low back pain include: Smoking Obesity Older age Being female Physically strenuous ...
- 42. Spinal cord injury
- (Spinal cord injury )
- ... Fitness and wellness. Weight loss and muscle atrophy are common soon after a spinal cord injury. Limited mobility may lead to a more sedentary lifestyle, placing you at risk of obesity, cardiovascular ...
- 43. Soft Drinks in Schools
- (Nutrition)
- Obesity is currently the most common childhood medical condition. Soft drinks and fruit juices contain a great amount of empty calories responsible for a child's weight gain. Encourage your child's school ...
- 44. Ten Tips for Your Child's Success in School
- (School)
- It should come as no surprise that success — or failure — at school starts at home. Studies have linked poor academic performance to factors such as a lack of sleep, poor nutrition, obesity, and a lack ...
- 45. Back to School, Back to the Doctor
- (School)
- ... guidance and advice. This has become critical as the nation wrestles with the childhood obesity epidemic. “Certainly pediatricians are paying more attention to obesity and related issues,” Stricker says. ...
- 46. Physical Development in Girls: What to Expect
- (Puberty)
- ... proportioned Barbie doll. These young female patients, and their parents, often worry that baby fat is a harbinger of impending obesity—usually the deposition of adipose tissue (connective tissue where ...
- 47. Monitoring What Your Child Eats
- (Nutrition)
- ... on your own. As a result, your child must choose between being criticized for leaving food on his plate, or for overeating and running the risk of obesity. Weighing your children occasionally is one ...
- 48. Is Your Child Overweight?
- (Nutrition)
- ... The BMI percentile that defines severe obesity is 120% of the 95th percentile. If your child’s BMI is between the 85th and 95th percentiles, her excess weight may be fat or muscle. Growth charts and BMI ...
- 49. Shyness in Children
- (Gradeschool)
- ... hygiene, obesity, or even a speech impediment. Youngsters are often rejected by peers if they exhibit disruptive or aggressive behavior. Still other children may hover on the fringes of one clique or another ...
- 50. Is Your Preschooler Overweight?
- (Nutrition & Fitness)
- ... a weight problem. Amid the current epidemic of obesity, the preschool years are a time when a growing number of youngsters are first identified as overweight. If your child received this diagnosis, you ...
- 51. Increasing Physical Activity During Preschool Years
- (Nutrition & Fitness)
- ... weight loss. Another effective way of combating obesity is to keep your child physically active. During a child’s preschool years, you should encourage free play as much as possible, which will help her ...
- 52. Feeding and Nutrition: Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
- (Nutrition & Fitness)
- ... are served. But to repeat, obesity is a growing problem among children in America. For this reason, you need to be aware of your child’s eating habits, at home and away, and monitor them to make sure he’s ...
- 53. Childhood obesity
- (Childhood obesity)
- Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity is particularly ...
- 54. Obesity, childhood
- (Obesity, childhood)
- See: Childhood obesity ...
- 55. Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine (IM) Hospital
- (Directory/City Hospital)
- ... Chinese traditional and western medicine with modern Acupuncture equipments. The department featured Obesity and Abstention of drugs by acupuncture as well. Specialized Department of Tuina (Chinese ...
