Some children ... weight loss, eating small portions or nothing at all. She purged, over-exercised and ate laxatives, dropping over a third of her weight in a year. Her doctor’s growth chart ...

In 2020, Gordon, then a LGBTQ community organiser, penned an essay under the alias, Your Fat Friend. Written in the form of a letter to a close friend, the essay appears as a voiceover in the opening ...

3 Department of Child Health, St George's Hospital Medical ... UK necessitated substantial changes to the neonatal section of the chart, including separation of the preterm UK birth weight reference ...

age, weight, and if you have any other risk factors for heart disease, including high blood pressure or diabetes. There are many different types of medications used to treat cholesterol, including: ...

Exercise is good for kids! Kids who exercise are fitter and stronger, and less likely to be overweight or obese. In fact, ...

Psychologists and public health researchers from the University of Liverpool and Maynooth University, analyzed data of more ...

Your health-care provider will consider your child’s weight status as part of a holistic assessment considering age, sex, and stage of growth. Not all children with high weight will have health ...

Feeding children more nutritious meals may not make them vegetable lovers, but can promote healthier weight over time by reducing the added sugar and fat they consume, finds a Cornell-led study ...

For children under age 12, the statement lists (1) the anti-obesity medication FDA approved for the indication of obesity; and (2) the medications affecting weight that are FDA approved for other ...