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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"child and adolescent obesity"”.
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Child and adolescent obesity and ADHD : psychological impact and bullying
Obesity is defined as an abnormal fat accumulation that could put a person’s health at risk. ADHD is a neurological disorder, which is usually diagnosed in childhood. Studies indicate that ADHD children have a higher BMI than non-ADHD children. Furthermore, studies on both ADHD children and on …
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The Butt Stops Here: The Optimal Treatment For Child and Adolescent Obesity
<p>Childhood obesity is defined as the child's BMI above the 95th percentile. Obesity in children can vary in severity ranging from at risk for overweight, to overweight, to obese. Current best practice guidelines recommend incorporating physical activity, diet, and behavioral interventions for the …
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Child and adolescent obesity: A review of community-based approaches to a growing problem
The prevalence of overweight/obesity among adults and children in our society has increased to levels which render it a public health priority. These conditions are known to be causal factors in the onset of many chronic diseases in adulthood, but are now affecting the youth population as well. …
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An ethnographic analysis of the family dynamics of the obese adolescent
The purpose of this study was to examine adolescent obesity as it interacted with and was perceived by the family system. The study was an ethnographic analysis whose goals were to understand the meaning obesity had for the family and how the dynamics of the family interacted with the obesity. The …
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Attrition and body mass index change in pediatric weight management: the predictive value of demographic and mental health variables
Child and adolescent obesity has increased dramatically in the last few decades, and remains a pressing health concern in the United States. Responding to the problem of obesity in youth has been a challenge, as body mass index (BMI) change is difficult to attain, and attrition from pediatric …
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Treatment of severe obesity in adolescents; a mixed method approach
Adolescent obesity is a public health problem associated with significant immediate and long-term health complications (Kelly et al. 2013). Amongst obese adolescents, a third are severely obese (BMI >99.6th centile UK90 reference charts) (Ogden et al. 2012) with severe obesity the fastest growing …